Health

Sports betting is now legal in 39 and D.C. But public health experts are concerned about gambling disorders, and are calling for more limits on sports gambling to prevent addiction.

This image shows a human egg after its original DNA has been replaced with DNA from an adult skin cell. Mitalipov laboratory hide caption toggle caption Mitalipov laboratory Scientists have …

A slot machine on the floor of the MGM Springfield casino, in Springfield, Massachusetts. Karen Brown/NEPM hide caption toggle caption Karen Brown/NEPM It’s hard to promote moderation and financial discipline …

In autumn, our bodies sense the change in light as the dark winter months approach. Exposure to light during these months can help improve mood and energy. Khanh Bui/Getty Images …

The Trump administration sent letters this summer to 17 makers of name-brand drugs pushing them to lower prices to align them with what other countries pay. The companies had 60 …

Last Monday, President Donald Trump said Tylenol is linked to autism. He was joined by health officials — from left: Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health, …

Congrats! You’ve decided to put your drinking on ice for a month. Let’s get started! Photo illustration by Beck Harlan/NPR hide caption toggle caption Photo illustration by Beck Harlan/NPR Curious …

In a press conference this week, President Trump said there’s no reason to give babies the Hepatitis B vaccine. But pediatricians and infectious disease experts say this guidance is dangerous. …

On Thursday, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy. Jr. said “The United States will walk away from the declaration [on noncommunicable diseases], but we will never walk away …

Global health leaders from around the world came to the United Nations this week for high-level meetings — their first time connecting at a U.N. event in the wake of …