Health

NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with The Lever’s Helen Santoro about her reporting on outdated health insurer directories and lower reimbursement rates for providers and patients. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Maybe this …

Wastewater samples across the country find that the virus that causes COVID is plentiful as a new variant gathers strength. Treatments and vaccines still work against the new variant.

Cities that imposed taxes on sugary drinks saw prices rise and consumption fall by 33%. Research shows sugary drinks increase the risk of diet-related diseases. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Cities …

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Erika Edwards, health reporter for NBC News, about the risks that unregulated intravenous treatments at med spas are posing to patients.

The Food And Drug Administration has given its OK to Florida’s plan to import some prescription drugs from Canada. Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images The …

After holiday shopping and celebrations, cases of respiratory illness are on the rise across the United States. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images After …

TONYA MOSLEY, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Tonya Mosley. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: Looking to get back in your Type 2 diabetes zone? Once-weekly Ozempic can help. …

Respiratory illnesses are rising after the holidays. CDC Director Mandy Cohen and other health experts share data and advice on how to navigate what is typically the peak respiratory virus …

New Year’s resolutions, it turns out, probably originate in the Global South. The Babylonians of 4,000 years ago threw a heck of a party on (their) New Year and would …

People who use hearing aids to restore hearing have a 24% lower risk of death, compared to people who don’t use hearing aids, a new study finds. Pekic/Getty Images hide …