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In Egypt, dozens of people were killed in a clash between protesters and security forces Monday morning. The Muslim Brotherhood says government forces fired on them. The military says the headquarters was stormed by protesters.

We spend $15 billion a year training doctors but end up with a medical workforce that doesn't meet the nation's health care needs, according to an Institute of Medicine Report.

Medicare will cut payments to hospitals with high rates of patient infections and injuries. Half of the nation's academic medical centers will be docked for making too many medical mistakes.

What sets these bargain markets apart? They tend to have robust competition among hospitals and doctors, allowing insurers to wrangle lower rates. Many of the best deals are to be had in Minnesota, where managed care has long held prices in check.

Health plans that require people to pay thousands of dollars up front cut costs in the first three years, a study finds. But no one knows if costs will rise later as people avoid preventive care.

A little-known part of the Affordable Care Act pays primary care doctors to help overweight seniors lose weight. So why aren't more seniors taking advantage of the free weight loss counseling?

Federal law protects the firearms industry from many lawsuits, but Uvalde parents are putting the laws to the test by suing a gun manufacturer over the way they market their weapon.

Research shows Black Americans are audited more often as other taxpayers. Analysts say the IRS' practice is unfair and produces less money for the government than a more equitable system would.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Republican strategist Sarah Longwell about how Trump voters view the former president's legal defense. He was indicted last week in the classified documents case.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Rashad Robinson, president of Color of Change, after a Justice Department report accused the Minneapolis Police of widespread civil rights abuses against people of color.