Health

Elizabeth Kanagawa, a certified child passenger safety technician, demonstrates how to adjust the harness of a car seat. She is also the owner of Three Littles, a children’s store that …

Sunnu Rebecca Choi for NPR Are you looking for an honest answer to a medical question? Dr. Mara Gordon, a family physician in Camden, N.J., answers reader health questions monthly. …

Scientists are still trying to identify what a healthy gut microbiome looks like, but new research may offer a clue.

A shot for a flu vaccination. A late February meeting of scientists from around the world is figuring out the recipe for the best vaccine for the upcoming fall flu …

President Trump talked about drug prices and transgender youth in his State of the Union address Tuesday, but he left out most of his actions on health in the long …

Oona Zenda/KFF Health News A woman with multiple sclerosis wanted to be able to walk up the stairs without losing her balance. Her doctor prescribed medicine that helped, but then …

Dr. Casey Means, nominee for surgeon general, testifies during a confirmation hearing Wednesday before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle …

In his State of the Union address, President Trump avoided health topics that he spoke of last year, including abortion and cancer. He also didn’t mention his health secretary RFK …

Nurses Brandy Frye (left) and Susan Fleishman work the night shift at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital in British Columbia. Both said they left their longtime U.S. jobs last year to …

China’s first batch of emergency humanitarian aid to Myanmar is loaded onto an airplane in Beijing in March, 2025. In response to a request from the Myanmar government, China gave …