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Getty Images/Illustration Andrea D’Aquino for NPR Wellness enthusiasts seeking to hack their way to health and longevity have a new favorite remedy — one that stains their tongues blue. Methylene …

NPR’s Steve Inskeep asks FDA Commissioner Marty Makary about recent controversies around the COVID and Hepatitis B vaccines, and the lack of trust in the government’s medical advice.

If you or someone you know may be considering suicide or be in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. When Jo Lambert first …

People who regularly use tanning beds are more likely to have DNA damage that can lead to melanoma across nearly the entire surface of their skin. Getty Images/iStockphoto hide caption …

NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Dr. Carlos del Rio about the spiking number of measles cases in South Carolina and about the public health challenges posed by the outbreak.

Maureen Cahillane, center, walks with her bereavement group on November 21 in Northampton, Mass. Nancy Eve Cohen hide caption toggle caption Nancy Eve Cohen Grief can make some people hole …

Abby Ryder Fortson portrayed Kristi Wheeler, a teen who came into the hospital for a medication abortion, on The Pitt. Warner Bros. Discovery hide caption toggle caption Warner Bros. Discovery …

Britain’s King Charles III attends an Advent Service at Westminster Abbey, in London, on Wednesday. On Friday, the monarch said early diagnosis and treatment will allow doctors to reduce his …

Dean Karlan (in blue shirt) meets with a group of refugees in southwest Uganda to hear about their experience with a program that offers loans to help them “graduate” from …

Samoana Matagi was one of the four participants in a study that tested the capabilities of a new bionic hand. Here, Matagi wears the bionic hand on one arm and …