Don’t just blame rat fleas. Lice may have helped spread ‘black death’ plague The mystery: How did bubonic plague spread so rapidly? Could rat fleas have done it all? A new study points the finger at lice as possible accomplices. Read more on NPR

Mexico’s first female president; a Georgia cancer patient’s Medicaid struggle Mexico makes history with its first female president. How an extra $30 a month kept a cancer patient from qualifying for Medicaid. Read more on NPR

Hunter Biden to go on trial on gun charges The trial, which opens Monday in federal court in Delaware with jury selection, is the first of two cases brought by Justice Department special counsel David Weiss against the president’s son. Read more on NPR

Step aside BMI, body composition tests are on the rise. Here’s what to know If you dread getting on a scale to calculate your body mass index, there’s a good reason to ignore the measure. Body composition tests are an increasingly popular way to gauge health. Here’s why they’re better than BMI. Read more on…