Health

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration late last year got more leverage over pharmaceutical companies that received accelerated approvals for their drugs. How will the agency use its new powers? …

When he was in prison, Lee Reed was in agonizing back pain. His doctors there told him he needed back surgery, but because he was so close to his release …

Research participant Heather Rendulic prepares to grasp and move a can of tomato soup at Rehab Neural Engineering Labs at the University of Pittsburgh. Tim Betler/UPMC and University of Pittsburgh …

New parents who get help from a trained financial coach in a pediatric clinic are less likely to miss well-child visits, which are recommended by the six-month mark. SCOTT SIMON, …

Recent job trends like the Great Resignation have put a spotlight on the connection between work and well-being. One way to boost happiness at work is to have stronger connections …

President Biden is a healthy, vigorous 80 year-old, according to the White House physician who completed an annual physical. The report says Biden remains fit to fully execute his role …

Canada has delayed efforts to expand it’s medical assistance in dying program to include mental illness. The plans raised unease in a country that already has a liberal assisted death …

LaShonia Ingram was one of 28 Medicaid beneficiaries in Tennessee charged with TennCare fraud last year. The District Attorney dropped the felony charges. Brad Vest/WPLN hide caption toggle caption Brad …

NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with Dr. Ellie Brownstein, president of the Utah chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, about Utah’s new law banning gender affirming care for transgender youth. …

The premise of The Last of Us is that the cordyceps fungus turns people into creatures that do the fungus’s bidding. HBO Max/Screenshot by NPR hide caption toggle caption HBO …