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A Pakistan study finds one bacteria in pregnant women’s colons can indicate her likelihood of reaching full term or having a premature baby. Transcript SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST: Our health is …

Dr. Anthony Fauci, former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on June …

NPR’s A Martinez asks Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo of Brown University why there have been more measles cases this year so far than in all of last year, and what can …

Aerial view of historic row houses in the Riverside neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. Matt Gush/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Matt Gush/Getty Images In March in a McDonald’s parking lot …

School used to be pretty easy for Kate Jarvis when she was a little girl, back in the 1980s. She was a straight-A student, creative, and so organized that she’d …

NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks with NBC health and medical news reporter Erika Edwards about the Trump Administration’s cuts to federal agencies affects food safety measures.

Japan’s prime minister says she gets just “zero to three hours” of sleep per night. NPR’s Michel Martin asks Johns Hopkins’ Dr. Sara Benjamin how much sleep most people need …

Hundreds of people gather in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, to mark World Cancer Day on February 7, marching to raise awareness about cancer and the importance of early diagnosis. …

Zubedah Hassan, 32, at home in Kibera. She works as a champion for the Stop Sex for Water program, encouraging women and girls to speak out if they face sexual …

My dad, who lives in Cairo, told me the heat this summer has been punishing. I asked how hot it was. He said 39 degrees. “What’s that in Fahrenheit?” I …