Health

Camp Cranium counselor Anvitha Tharra (right) helps participant Angelica Zander learn to use a bow and arrow. The weeklong event in Pennsylvania’s Columbia County provides community, support and fun for …

Melissa and Christopher Matthews in front of the remains of their home in Spokane on August 14, 2026. The Spokane Complex fires torched more than 900 structures. Margaret Albaugh for …

While professional football and the degenerative brain disease known as CTE have long been linked, true prevalence has remained an open question. A new study finds that, among former NFL …

A Pennsylvania summer camp helps children who have survived brain injuries. But the future of federal funding for brain injury research, and grants to states to help such patients, is …

A drug bust involving an alleged cocaine ring at Penn State has drawn attention to drug use on college campuses, but the research shows the big risk to students is …

We all know a sprint feels different than a longer, take-it-slow kind of workout. Your heart is pounding. You gasp for air. Maybe your muscles burn. Now, new research reveals …

Scientists are increasingly interested in how different exercise intensities can trigger different responses, all the way down to the proteins and tiny molecules in our bloodstream. A new study finds …

Zack Morgan plays keyboard for a number of bands in Austin, Texas. He’s been a full-time musician since 2015. Ysa Mendoza/KUT News hide caption toggle caption Ysa Mendoza/KUT News Musician …

Xavier Becerra campaigns to be governor of California in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo on August 18. He faces Republican Steve Hilton in the race to succeed two-term Gov. Gavin Newsom. …

NPR’s David Folkenflik talks with Don Schaffner, a food microbiology specialist and distinguished professor at Rutgers University, about this summer’s foodborne illnesses and recalls.