Health

A child receives care against head lice. LAURIE DIEFFEMBACQ/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption LAURIE DIEFFEMBACQ/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images As kids head back to school, an …

Interference by insurers is driving mental health care providers to flee networks. It makes treatment hard to find. Some states are passing laws to protect patients. Javi Sanz/Getty Images/E+ hide …

NPR’s A Martinez talks to Dr. Dawn Nolt, a professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, about why guidance from the CDC now says kids can stay in school even if they …

Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz embraces his son Gus Walz as his daughter Hope Walz looks on, after speaking on stage at the Democratic National Convention. Kevin …

It’s the first outbreak of the deadly mosquito-borne disease they’ve seen in four years, and has prompted neighborhood spraying and the closure of public parks in affected areas. A MARTÍNEZ, …

Today’s teens struggle with big feelings — and their parents struggle to have hard conversations with them, according to a recent Gallup poll. Teen psychologist Lisa Damour explains how parents …

When people form relationships with artificial intelligence, that could help to get work done. But a problem arises when those relationships start to replace human connections.

The 1-day over-the-counter treatment for vaginal yeast infections contains about 12-times the active ingredient of the 7-day treatment, which can cause some people a lot of pain and irritation. JUANA SUMMERS, …

Medical professionals and students take part in a protest rally after the rape and murder of a doctor in Kolkata on August 21. India’s Supreme Court on August 20 ordered …

More than 90,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for a kidney transplant. SvetaZi/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption SvetaZi/Getty Images Martinez Majors, Sr. of Alexandria Virginia, 65, had no …