Health

Denise Lee on her last day of chemo. In addition to chemo and surgery, she was treated with immunotherapy. She’s currently in remission. Denise Lee hide caption toggle caption Denise …

NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat who has vowed to not enforce a sweeping abortion ban upheld by the state’s supreme court. LEILA FADEL, HOST: …

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly speaks about the necessity to expand Medicaid in the state during a rally on March 6 in Topeka. Kelly on Friday vetoed a proposed ban on …

Sisters Sofie Elliott (left) and Simone Elliott say that reconciling their memories felt especially important as they waded into one particular period of their childhood — a darker chapter that …

So far in 2024, more than 80% of measles cases involved people who were unvaccinated or whose vaccination status was unknown, according to CDC data. Elaine Thompson/AP hide caption toggle …

Pioneering disease investigator and beloved global health mentor Joel Breman died on April 6 at the age of 87. Breman was part of the team that investigated the first known …

A man works in a Florida agricultural field on a hot, humid day in July 2023, one of the hottest months ever recorded in the state. There are no federal …

Surgeon Christoph Haller and his research team from Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children are working on technology that could someday result in an artificial womb to help extremely premature babies. …

Following a new EPA rule, public water systems will have five years to address instances where there is too much PFAS in tap water – three years to sample their …

As the senior population in the U.S. grows, so do efforts to help older Americans stay at home — and out of hospitals and nursing homes. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Every …