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Ultra-processed foods often have added sugar and artificial flavorings, similar to how cigarettes were developed. Shana Novak/Digital Vision/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Shana Novak/Digital Vision/Getty Images Tobacco companies spent …

Morgan Newman, a survivor of cervical cancer, at the Des Moines Public Library last December. Natalie Krebs/Iowa Public Radio hide caption toggle caption Natalie Krebs/Iowa Public Radio The cancer diagnosis …

Members of a Congolese Red Cross team carry the coffin of a woman suspected of having died from Ebola virus disease during her safe burial at a cemetery in Bunia …

A study in the journal Science found that people who work remotely had more depression, anxiety and visits to mental health professionals than those who work in jobs that can’t …

A low-intensity vibrating belt approved by the Food and Drug Administration mimics some effects of exercise to help maintain bone density. Maria Fabrizio for NPR hide caption toggle caption Maria …

Nicholas Enrich worked for the United States Agency for International Development under four administrations and was dismissed after leaking memos detailing plans to shut it down. He writes about the …

People queue outside the Unjani Clinic in Braamfischerville, Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa on May 25, 2026. Gulshan Khan for NPR hide caption toggle caption Gulshan Khan for NPR This essay …

Texas officials announced they have detected the New World screwworm in livestock, the first evidence of the parasite in that state in decades.

Apart from the indigenous people, the Great Nicobar island’s population consists mainly of a few thousand settlers, who live in sleepy villages alongside dense forests. A major development project would …

Public health experts are worried that states are less prepared to respond to the Ebola outbreak and other infectious disease threats because many weakened their public health authorities in the …