Health

NPR’s Sarah McCammon speaks with UNICEF’s Tess Ingram about the dire maternal health crisis in Gaza.

I used to flinch at the topic of aging. Is there anything we can do about the inevitable? But recently I’ve been digging into a new wave of longevity research …

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A new study looking at hearing loss finds that it’s greater among people living in rural areas. NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe talks with audiologist Nicholas Reed, who co-authored the study.

Iain Campbell, a researcher in Scotland, has lived with bipolar disorder since he was young. After trying the ketogenic diet, he discovered profound improvements in his symptoms — and now …

This photo provided by U.S. Food & Drug Administration shows the location of a lot number of recalled Robitussin cough syrup. The maker is recalling several lots of its medicine …

Health officials at Sarasota County Mosquito Management Services study specimens of anopheles mosquitoes that cause malaria, in Sarasota, Fla. on June 30, 2023. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and …

Britain’s King Charles III attends a ceremony in Paris on Sept. 20, 2023. The monarch was admitted to a private London hospital on Friday to undergo a “corrective procedure” for …

A student named Royce closes his eyes during a mindfulness session in class at Patricia J. Sullivan Partnership School in Tampa, Fla. Students say the daily lessons help them cope …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that up to 86% of new COVID-19 cases stem from the latest mutation, JN.1. The most recent COVID vaccines are expected to …