Health

Merck and Moderna announced a successful late-stage trial for a melanoma vaccine. NPR’s Leila Fadel talks to Dr. Robert Vonderheide of Penn Medicine and the American Association for Cancer Research. …

The USS Abraham Lincoln conducts U.S. blockade operations related to the Strait of Hormuz on April 16, 2026 in the Arabian Sea. The aircraft carrier is now headed homeward after …

Dr. Heidi Overton speaks during an Aug. 10 press conference during which President Trump signed an executive order about the childhood vaccination schedule. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption toggle caption Jacquelyn …

Environmental health expert Bob Custard spent four decades working with local governments on things like clean water, rabies prevention and food safety. He also represents 160 others doing that kind …

The samples of jollof rice at the festival in Washington, D.C., were prepared by chefs from the D.C. metro area hailing from six countries: Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Liberia …

Kaleigh and Cody Brendle spend time together at their parents’ New Jersey home before Kaleigh’s move across the country for law school. They say they have helped each other navigate …

Emergency room nurse Crystal Dhooghe speaks during a rally at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing on March 17. She is among hundreds of unionized employees at Henry Ford Genesys …

Dr. David Morens appears during a House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic hearing on Capitol Hill on May 22, 2024 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle …

New research on the experience of people who took magic mushrooms through Oregon’s homegrown psychedelic industry – the first program of its kind in the U.S. – is offering a …

People dressed in protective gear prepare to lower into a grave the coffin containing the remains of 3-year-old Mave Mercienne, who died of Ebola, in Bunia, Ituri province, eastern Congo, …