Health

Reports of starvation in Gaza raise the questions: Why the hesitation in labeling it a famine? And who are the authorities with the power to make that call? (Image credit: …

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he wouldn’t take away Americans’ vaccines. Many medical experts say his changes are already chipping away at access. Michael …

Treatments and best practices on when to prescribe hormone therapy and what medications to use have evolved in recent years. MStudioImages/E+/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption MStudioImages/E+/Getty Images When obstetrician …

President Trump pledged to “make America affordable again.” But his health care moves mean more people will be pushed into medical debt. DNY59/iStockphoto/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption DNY59/iStockphoto/Getty Images …

A new study shows people in countries with different obesity rates burn about the same number of calories. PCH-Vector/iStockphoto via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption PCH-Vector/iStockphoto via Getty Images …

A man who identifies as homeless reads a book under the shade of a tree during high 90-degree temperatures last month in Boulder, Colo. Mark Makela/Getty Images hide caption toggle …

A note from Wild Card host Rachel Martin: Aparna Nancherla seems to me like someone living between two impulses. One of them pulls her to stand on a stage and tell jokes …

Scientists are working to develop an artificial blood that can be available for medics to use in an emergency when regular blood is not available. Eli Meir Kaplan for NPR …

Eating disorders are complicated illnesses. They impact almost every part of the body, including the heart, brain and even emotions. nicoletaionescu/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption nicoletaionescu/Getty Images Eating disorders …

A new study reports on a novel way to short-circuit the parasite that spreads the disease so people wouldn’t get infected with a mosquito’s bite. (Image credit: De Agostini Editorial)