Health

The Trump Administration has made significant changes to the departments in charge of public health. Dr. Craig Spencer, an emergency medicine physician who teaches public health policy at Brown University, …

Experts have advice on best sleep practices to avoid pain in the morning. AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Do you ever go to bed feeling just fine, but wake up with a …

The Trump administration is planning to release its new guidelines on nutrition and diet and Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy, Jr., has said the latest update could leave out experts’ …

It’s been a week of turmoil at the CDC, and now there’s a new person tapped to be acting director of the agency. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: In a few minutes, …

President Trump speaks before signing the “Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act,” which strengthens prison sentences for fentanyl traffickers, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, …

The director of the CDC is out and updated COVID-19 vaccines come with new restrictions. NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with Dr. Carlos del Rio of Emory University about the latest …

A champagne breakfast is served as part of an “Africa experience” offered by a Kenya hotel. Zed Nelson/‎ hide caption toggle caption Zed Nelson/‎ Since 2019, we’ve covered the debate …

When his son began kindergarten this week, educator James Kassaga Arinaitwe flashed back to his own initiation into school, growing up in Uganda under far humbler circumstances. (Image credit: Ben …

NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Daniel Jernigan, the former director of the CDC’s National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, about his resignation after the CDC director’s firing. …

The Food and Drug Administration approved the next round of COVID-19 vaccines Wednesday, but imposed new restrictions on who’s eligible to get them. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption …