Health

President Trump pledged to “make America affordable again.” But his health care moves mean more people will be pushed into medical debt. DNY59/iStockphoto/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption DNY59/iStockphoto/Getty Images …

A new study shows people in countries with different obesity rates burn about the same number of calories. PCH-Vector/iStockphoto via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption PCH-Vector/iStockphoto via Getty Images …

A man who identifies as homeless reads a book under the shade of a tree during high 90-degree temperatures last month in Boulder, Colo. Mark Makela/Getty Images hide caption toggle …

A note from Wild Card host Rachel Martin: Aparna Nancherla seems to me like someone living between two impulses. One of them pulls her to stand on a stage and tell jokes …

Scientists are working to develop an artificial blood that can be available for medics to use in an emergency when regular blood is not available. Eli Meir Kaplan for NPR …

Eating disorders are complicated illnesses. They impact almost every part of the body, including the heart, brain and even emotions. nicoletaionescu/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption nicoletaionescu/Getty Images Eating disorders …

A new study reports on a novel way to short-circuit the parasite that spreads the disease so people wouldn’t get infected with a mosquito’s bite. (Image credit: De Agostini Editorial)

A pharmacist created a hospital go-bag for his 93-year-old father. The idea is catching on, since nearly a quarter of older people who go to the emergency department end up …

A pharmacist created a hospital go-bag for his 93-year-old father. The idea is catching on, since nearly a quarter of older people who go to the emergency department end up …

Sonya Sotinsky sits at Crane Cove Park in San Francisco on March 25. Sotinsky was diagnosed with Stage 4 tongue cancer and underwent surgery to remove her tongue, larynx and …