Health

Three scientists learned they carry genes that significantly increase their risk for Alzheimer’s. Here’s how they’re grapping with the news, and working to keep their brains healthy. mohd izzuan/Getty Images …

Lice is low down on threats to public health—they don’t carry disease, they don’t jump or fly. But school systems and parents are still grappling with whether to keep kids …

President Trump has called on pharmaceutical companies to justify the success of drugs and vaccines used to fight COVID-19. Trump himself hailed the vaccines as a “modern-day miracle” back in …

If you want to put a tiger in your selfie, this Indian visitor has the right approach, posing in front of a photo of the feline at a New Delhi …

Creatine supplements have long been popular among iron-pumping gym goers. Social media influencers tout the benefits of creatine for everything. Does the evidence support the hype?

Hurricane Katrina caused widespread trauma and dislocation. Researchers who followed survivors to track the mental health impacts of the storm found that while the trauma of Katrina caused elevated levels …

The Trump Administration has made significant changes to the departments in charge of public health. Dr. Craig Spencer, an emergency medicine physician who teaches public health policy at Brown University, …

Experts have advice on best sleep practices to avoid pain in the morning. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Do you ever go to bed feeling just fine, but wake up with a …

The Trump administration is planning to release its new guidelines on nutrition and diet and Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy, Jr., has said the latest update could leave out experts’ …

It’s been a week of turmoil at the CDC, and now there’s a new person tapped to be acting director of the agency. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: In a few minutes, …