Health

Michael Gonzales, U.S. ambassador to Zambia, at the Thursday press conference when he announced a cut of $50 million in aid for medications and medical supplies to the country. After …

Instructions for a Measles vaccination is seen outside of the Lubbock Public Health facility on April 09, 2025 in Lubbock, Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption …

Means has undergraduate and medical degrees from Stanford University, but her Oregon medical license is currently inactive. Ben Curtis/AP hide caption toggle caption Ben Curtis/AP President Trump’s new pick for …

When journalist Amanda Hess was 7 months pregnant, a routine ultrasound revealed that her baby appeared to be sticking out his tongue. Hess was charmed by the visual, but her …

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks at a campaign rally for then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, in Nov., 2024. In January, Sanders announced plans to reprise an effort to institute work …

Michael Beach, former deputy director of the Division of Foodborne, Waterborne and Environmental Diseases at CDC, attends a weekly protest outside the agency’s main campus in Atlanta. Pien Huang/NPR hide …

L.A. County has declared an outbreak of Hepatitis A due to a spike in cases over the past year and data showing an increase in wastewater. Health officials aren’t sure …

Dr. Casey Means (left) stands with journalist Megan Kelly at a confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the secretary of Health and Human Services post at the Capitol …

The CDC has lost thousands of workers since January. At a conference celebrating the work of the agency’s “disease detectives,” current and former staff grappled with uncertainty about the future.

Community Plate seeks to bring people together over shared potluck suppers of classic casseroles. Marsden Shetterly/for NPR hide caption toggle caption Marsden Shetterly/for NPR Back in 2023, Karl Schatz and …