Health

With traffic fatalities at a 16-year high, safety advocates released an annual report detailing 16 safety measures they say could reduce crashes. They also push for better safety laws. AILSA …

NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with Center for Disease Prevention and Control Director Rochelle Walensky about the “tripledemic.”

The lack of nursing home beds means that U.S. hospitals are caring for patients who don’t need to be hospitalized but have nowhere else to go.

NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with journalist Emily Sohn about her National Geographic article on the connection between COVID infections and sleep disturbances. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: When you feel …

China doles out much cash for infrastructure. It must be repaid. Is that frustrating for recipients? A new survey has a surprising answer. But skeptics wonder: How honest were the …

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Medical Association warn that the surge in RSV, flu and COVID is threatening the upcoming holiday season. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: …

Ambulance parts, air filtration systems, and much more: The state of New York auctions equipment purchased for the COVID pandemic that it no longer needs.

Researchers say the experimental Alzheimer’s drug Lecanemab represents an important advance and is likely to get FDA approval in 2023, despite some safety concerns.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated the status of the “tripledemic” in the wake of Thanksgiving. AILSA CHANG, HOST: Top U.S. health officials today warned that three dangerous …

Condoms have been used to prevent pregnancy since the Middle Ages, with the rubber version arriving in the industrial mid-1800s. Over the years, they’ve become more effective and comfortable to …