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A recent survey found 62% of people in the U.S. with anorexia experienced a worsening of symptoms after the pandemic hit. And nearly a third of Americans with binge-eating disorder, which is<strong> </strong>far more common, reported an increase in episodes.

Eating Disorders Thrive In Anxious Times, And Pose A Lethal Threat

Eating disorders strike nearly 1 in 10 Americans, with the second-highest death rate of all psychiatric disorders. The pandemic's food insecurity, stockpiling and stress are triggering flare-ups.

President-elect Joe Biden spoke Thursday morning with Pope Francis. The two met in Washington, D.C., in 2015.

Pope Francis Congratulates Biden, Who Will Be The 2nd Catholic President

Francis has been outspoken in his calls for more global action on confronting climate change and helping immigrants and refugees — positions shared by the president-elect.

Elham Mansoori, member of Afghan Dreamers, an all-girls robotics team in Afghanistan, works on their prototype of a ventilator.

All-Girl Robotics Team In Afghanistan Works On Low-Cost Ventilator ... With Car Parts

Automated ventilators are expensive. Hand-operated ventilators require a lot of labor. So these teens are on a quest to create a mechanized bag-valve-mask that'll do the job.

'Brown Album' Centers On The Erasure Of Race In American Culture

Porochista Khakpour's work is strongest when she turns the lens on herself to examine how she, too, is complicit; many essays here are just too tantalizingly brief to allow space for deep analysis.

Vashti Cunningham, 18, practices the high jump at the University of Nevada Las Vegas' Sheila Tarr Track on June 21. She set a world junior record in March and is expected to make the U.S. Olympic team this weekend.

A Gifted High Jumper Gets Set To Leap Onto The World Stage

Vashti Cunningham, 18, is on a roll. She set a world junior record and won the world indoor championship in March, while still in high school. She has now turned pro and has her eyes set on Rio.

Notes from a West Michigan nursing home

Mari Esther Sheets is more powerful than she seems. The cancer and stroke survivor is 55. She lives at Samaritas, a nursing home in Grand Rapids. And…

An employee of a Syrian pharmaceutical factory works on the production line of the hydroxychloroquine drug on April 28, in the government-controlled city of Homs.

Factories In Syria Ramp Up Production Of Hydroxychloroquine Amid Soaring Demand

"Hydroxychloroquine is included in the [Syrian] national case management guidelines for COVID-19," though there's no evidence that it's effective, a World Health Organization representative tells NPR.

High school senior Natalie Szewczyk has turned her Toyota Corolla into a mobile workstation.

AP Tests Begin Online And At Home — But Not For Everyone

The college credit exams were moved online in response to the pandemic. But many students don't have Internet access at home. Up until Friday, one senior planned to take her tests in a parking lot.

Representative-elect Carlos Giménez said he supports the president's legal fight to contest the election results.

Fla. Representative-Elect Says Trump Has 'Every Right' To Challenge Election Results

Speaking to NPR, Carlos Giménez defended President Trump's legal fight. The Republican incumbent lost in both the electoral and popular vote.

Freeways in Oakland, as in much of California, saw much lighter traffic — and fewer fatal traffic collisions — in the early weeks of the pandemic's stay-at-home rules.

Organ Transplants Down As Stay-At-Home Rules Reduce Fatal Traffic Collisions

Motor vehicle deaths are typically the biggest source of donor organs nationwide. But as the coronavirus forced most Californians indoors, traffic crashes and other lethal mishaps declined.

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