Doctors didn’t think much of her constant cough. A nurse did and changed her life After Julie developed a persistent cough, no one seemed to be able to identify the cause. Then, her unsung hero stepped in and saved her life. Read more on NPR

Supreme Court will hear challenge to EPA’s ‘good neighbor’ rule that limits pollution The justices will consider whether to hit pause on a federal rule designed to reduce air pollution that drifts across states and can cause health troubles. Read more on NPR

A grieving Palestinian, an Irish artist and the mural that brought them together Artist Emmalene Blake’s mural on the wall of a Dublin pub became an iconic image of Gaza’s grief. Then one day, she got an Instagram message from the Palestinian woman in the image. Read more on NPR

Beyoncé’s ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ debuts at No. 1 on the country chart Beyoncé became the only other solo woman alongside Taylor Swift to achieve the feat with no accompanying artists, Billboard said. Read more on NPR

The minty past and cloudy future of menthol cigarettes In the U.S., flavored cigarettes have been banned since 2009, with one glaring exception: menthols. That exception was supposed to go away in 2023, but the Biden administration quietly delayed the ban on menthols. Why? Well, an estimated 85 percent of Black smokers smoke menthols —…