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A teen gets their body composition analyzed. Behavioral counseling is recommended for kids and teens with obesity. ELENA BESSONOVA/Getty Images/iStockphoto hide caption toggle caption ELENA BESSONOVA/Getty Images/iStockphoto A panel of …

Consumers are paying cash for preventive health testing with full body scans, which typically use MRI technology. Mindful Media/Getty Images/E+ hide caption toggle caption Mindful Media/Getty Images/E+ The websites are …

NPR’s Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with clinical psychologist Lisa Damour about social media’s impact on teens. SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST: The U.S. Surgeon General wants to add warning labels to social media …

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy about his call to put a warning label on social media platforms. Murthy believes social media can harm teenagers’ …

Surveys show younger Americans doubt the safety of sunscreen. Misinformation on social media isn’t helping. Anna Vishnyak/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Vishnyak/Getty Images Tiktok is full of videos …

Aging with HIV comes with an increased risk of other health problems. Failing to get adequate care could undermine fighting the virus. (Story aired on Weekend Edition Saturday on June …

Malcolm Reid at home in Decatur, Georgia, with his dog, Sampson. Reid, who recently marked his 66th birthday and the anniversary of his HIV diagnosis, is part of a growing …

An innovative program in Colombia gives men a chance to master the skills needed to be a hands-on dad — and become closer to their kids along the way.

Researchers are studying why there’s a dearth of black sperm donors and how to increase the numbers. (This story first aired on Morning Edition on June 13, 2024.)

More cattle are getting the bird flu virus, and it appears that people are a big factor in spreading it from herd-to-herd. NPR’s Danielle Kurtzleben talks to NPR Health correspondent …