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The cough syrup was contaminated with industrial chemicals. Experts say this is no accident. It’s the latest case of what is being called a global crime. (Image credit: Praveen Paramasivam)

Six former U.S. surgeons general issued a warning about Health Secretary RFK Jr., calling him a “threat.” NPR’s A Martinez speaks with one of them, former U.S. Surgeon General Richard …

Caleb Strickland, 4, has an artificial heart pump keeping him alive while he waits for a transplant. Nora Strickland, his mom, says she feels far away from the Trump administration’s …

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. outside the White House on Sept. 9. A new poll finds a deep partisan divide with Republicans trusting Kennedy as much as their own …

Kristina Douglass wanted to find out the truth about how past communities adapted to environmental change. Her revelatory work has earned her a MacArthur award. (Image credit: John D. and …

Nabarun Dasgupta, a researcher at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, won a MacArthur Foundation “genius” grant for his work to understand the U.S. overdose crisis and help …

High Angle View Of white glass, fork, knife and plate on a colored table Francesco Carta fotografo/Moment RF/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Francesco Carta fotografo/Moment RF/Getty Images New dietary …

President Trump answers questions after making an announcement on “significant medical and scientific findings for America’s children” at the White House on Sept. 22. Federal health officials suggested a link …

Dr. Tsion Firew at her home in Kigali, Rwanda, on Oct. 3. A year ago, Rwanda announced the country’s first Marburg outbreak — a deadly virus that’s a cousin to …

Patients who want a deeper discount on obesity meds than compounding pharmacies can offer are turning to the gray market, where they buy the raw active ingredient from China and …