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George Washington, the 1st President of the United States of America. Original Publication: From the engraving by W Nutter, after CG Stuart. (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

On Presidents Day, Understanding The Evolution Of The Office Itself

On Presidents Day, taking stock of the evolution of the office itself. What has the presidency become? Where is it headed? What does it say about us?

Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton shows a slide illustrating the distribution of COVID-19 cases among ages of Ohioans at the Wednesday briefing.

New Data Shows Middle Age Groups in Ohio Hard Hit by COVID-19

Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton shared new information Wednesday on the spread of the coronavirus in Ohio. The data included a graph...

Dr. Julie Holland, author of the new book, <em>Good Chemistry, </em>says that when patients taking antidepressants have stopped experiencing relief, psychedelic drugs might be used in conjunction with talk therapy to help some work through past traumas.

Psychiatrist Explores Possible Benefits Of Treating PTSD With Ecstasy Or Cannabis

Dr. Julie Holland thinks psychedelic drugs can be used in psychiatry to make treatment more efficient and effective. "This is sort of a new paradigm," she says, "a revolutionary way to treat trauma."

Roger Severino, who directs the Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Health and Human Services, has long argued that "sex discrimination" protections in the Affordable Care Act aren't meant to encompass protections for transgender people.

Transgender Health Protections Reversed By Trump Administration

Trump has reversed Obama-era protections that prohibit discrimination in health care based on gender identity. Critics warn the rule could harm a vulnerable group — LGBTQ people — during a pandemic.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi holds her gavel after being elected during the beginning of the 116th Congress. A lot of Pelosi's decisions have come to define 2019.

Our 10 Most-Read Political Stories Of 2019 Reflect A Shifting Capitol Power Dynamic

NPR's top political stories of the year ranged from how incoming Speaker Nancy Pelosi would run the House to Robert Mueller's Russia report and the Green New Deal.

Gov. Mike DeWine held up a list of top ten items the state needs to fight COVID-19. He encourages contributions from any entity that has the ability.

State Seeks Supplies and FDA Approval of Breakthrough Process to Reuse Surgical Masks

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine held up a cardboard chart during his briefing Saturday. The low-tech visual, he said, was due to an illness among the behind...

An election worker sorts vote-by-mail ballots for Washington state's presidential primary on March 10 in Renton, a suburb of Seattle.

Why Is Voting By Mail (Suddenly) Controversial? Here's What You Need To Know

President Trump's warnings of potential fraud don't line up with what elections experts predict or with how most Americans feel about voting by mail. Here are the facts about mail ballots.

Books written by Lonnie Wheeler include, clockwise from top left, 'Intangiball;' 'Long Shot;' 'Sixty Feet, Six Inches;' and 'Pitch by Pitch.'

Services Sunday June 14 For Lonnie Wheeler, Cincinnati Sportswriter And Author

UPDATED 11 A.M. FRIDAY JUNE 12 : The Wheeler family will do an online Zoom memorial service for Lonnie at 2 p.m. Sunday June 14. "We wish we could...

With access to medical care limited during the pandemic, patients in countries where abortion is legal, such as Colombia, the United Kingdom and the United States, are turning to telemedicine for a prescription for drugs like mifeprostone and misoprostol to end a pregnancy.

The Pandemic And Legal Abortion: What Happens When Access Is Limited?

The pandemic has caused some abortion providers to close and made it more difficult for citizens to go out. Clinics are looking for alternatives. Some are turning to telemedicine.

Aysha Abu Shhab (right) and Noam Shuster-Eliassi (second from right) with other COVID-19 patients quarantined by the Israeli military at the Dan Jerusalem Hotel, which became known as "Hotel Corona."

'Everybody's Getting Along Here': How 'Hotel Corona' United Israelis And Palestinians

A Jerusalem hotel hosted 180 quarantined COVID-19 patients from different backgrounds. Despite concerns they might clash, some became friends. The biggest test of togetherness came during Passover.

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