Health

Marburg can be an exceptionally deadly virus. An outbreak in Rwanda is being handled with “unprecedented” success, say public health experts. In this photo from a 2014 Marburg outbreak in …

Patients who use electricity for a medical device or a health condition, sometimes struggle to pay higher utility bills. In Boston, solar panels and a prescription for electricity is helping.

People struggling with compulsive behavior around love and sex have long been the brunt of sleazy jokes and lurid misrepresentation. TV shows and movies use sad, so-called sex addicts sitting …

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dr. Lucy McBride, doctor of internal medicine and podcast host, about managing election anxiety.

Shaun Flores (from left), Sarah Jaley, Michael — a teacher who asked NPR not to use his last name for medical privacy — and Elizabeth Vossen say OCD impacts their …

Dawn Shedrick, left, is one of roughly 106 million unpaid caregivers in the U.S. For 30 years, Shedrick taken care of her mother, Nathalia Shedrick, right, who has multiple sclerosis. …

Daisy is a former crisis counselor at the local 988 call center in Bloomington, Ill. She holds a paper in front of her face listing emotions she felt when taking …

A 2005 electron microscope image shows an avian influenza A H5N1 virion. A pig at an Oregon farm was found to have bird flu, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said …

A shortages of IV fluids has led to postponed and canceled surgeries at hospitals across the country. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption toggle caption Jae C. Hong/AP Surgery was Katie …

Air Force Staff Sgt. Octavia James has helped fellow airmen navigate the difficult choices faced by women in the military when they are contemplating an abortion. People usually seek James …