Health

An additional six people have died as the toll from contamination at a single Boar’s Head plant becomes the worst listeria outbreak since 2011. Listeria is a bacterial, food-borne illness. …

Grief is complicated, but author Annie Sklaver Orenstein tells Morning Edition there are simple ways to help those grieving a loss. Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Getty Images Annie …

People with asthma know how important inhalers are, but they are also a source of planet-warming pollution. A new study looks at that impact and what can be done. JUANA …

Erica Lacerda de Souza, son Henrique and husband Bruce Lee de Souza, relax in their new home in Guaianazes, São Paulo. The family lost their home when the pandemic took …

Jasjyot Singh Hans for NPR If you haven’t laid awake at night worrying about relationships, we are not the same. For most of my life, bedtime meant rumination. I’d agonize …

Mosquitoes kill more people than any other creature in the world. So the key is — try not to get bitten. Cavan Images/Getty hide caption toggle caption Cavan Images/Getty Mosquitoes …

The Indiana State Fair is exhibiting prize dairy cows, amid the threat of bird flu that has been detected in cattle from 13 states. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: We are smack-dab …

Many women experience pain with the insertion of an IUD or intrauterine device used for birth control. Doctors can do more to manage that pain, according to new recommendations from …

This image provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in July 2024 shows a label for Boar’s Head liverwurst. The company recalled 7 million pounds of deli meats on July …

Mosquito borne illnesses are on the rise in the U.S. We’ll find out which diseases are most common and what people can do to protect themselves. AILSA CHANG, HOST: Mosquitoes …