Health

Communities in Florida are banning fluoride from their water. Critics of the practice were bolstered by a recent vague court decision and insufficient science on the practice. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: …

Antidepressants include a class of drugs known as SSRIs. Prozac, Paxil, and Wellbutrin are some of the brand names of the medicines that millions of people take safely. Joe Raedle/Getty …

The FDA has upgraded a recall of over 6,000 bags of Frito-Lay Lay’s Classic Potato Chips to a Class I recall, the agency’s highest level of severity. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images …

Towana Looney (right) and her daughter Tytian at NYU Langone Health in New York. Rob Stein/NPR hide caption toggle caption Rob Stein/NPR NEW YORK — Towana Looney is waiting to …

Energy drinks, which have become very popular with kids and adolescents, often contain added sugars and large amounts of caffeine. Radevich Tatiana/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Radevich Tatiana/Getty Images …

Depending on who you ask, farts are funny. Silly. Smelly. Rude. But could they also be useful … for science? CSA-Archive/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption CSA-Archive/Getty Images Depending on …

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at the Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel on August 23, 2024, in Phoenix, Arizona. President Trump has nominated Kennedy to lead the the U.S. Department of …

The sign at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. The CDC is tasked with protecting the public’s health. Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images hide caption …

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. campaigned for president as a Democrat and an Independent in 2024. Now, he wants to serve in President Trump’s Republican administration as health secretary. David L. …

A clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa, disperses anti-HIV medications. Its work has been supported by the U.S. PEPFAR program. The Trump administration has now put PEPFAR funding — and activities …