Health

The Trump administration has directed the NIH to study the physical and mental health effects of gender transitioning. The treatments can include taking hormones such as testosterone as well as …

The Trump administration has ordered the National Institutes of Health to study the physical and mental health effects of undergoing gender transition, including regret. The research comes at a time …

A new study finds that regular exercise can help colon cancer survivors live longer lives after diagnosis, and in some cases, even longer than people who didn’t have cancer. JUANA …

People drink water from a water fountain in New York City on July 7, 2010. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images The Department of Health and …

We asked a dozen photographers from The Everyday Projects — a global community of photographers using images to challenge harmful stereotypes — to share their favorite healing soups. If you …

Mental health workers at Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles have been striking for nearly six months. In an effort to get their message to break through, some have now started …

The CDC unit that monitored all coal workers’ health, including black lung disease, is gone. Their physicians wonder, “Now what?” AILSA CHANG, HOST: President Trump’s sweeping cuts at federal health …

A NIOSH Black Lung surveillance van at the fire station in Wharton, W.Va. Howard Berkes / NPR hide caption toggle caption Howard Berkes / NPR Sam Petsonk grew up around …

Nursing homes already face serious staffing issues and researchers say health care worker shortages could get worse under Trump’s immigration policies. Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption …

Individual neurons are labeled with fluorescent proteins using the brainbow technique. In researching psychedelics and ketamine, researchers aim to understand how drugs like psychedelics and ketamine could increase the number …