With the holiday season upon us, it's more than likely that you'll be sitting down for at least one indulgent meal over the ...

Rob Schmitz is NPR's international correspondent based in Berlin, where he covers the human stories of a vast region reckoning with its past while it tries to guide the world toward a brighter future.

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford health researcher, is in line to lead the National Institutes of Health. Early in the ...

President-elect Donald Trump threatens to hit Canada, Mexico and China with tariffs. He says they aren't doing enough to stop undocumented migrants and fentanyl smugglers from crossing into the U.S.

People have a lot of opinions about how to cure a hangover. Are any of them true? Medical experts dispel common ...

The state discovered a glitch in its Medicaid eligibility system. The problem, alleged in court testimony, led to new mothers ...

If the season or an injury has derailed your gym routine, don't sweat it. New research shows your muscles can regain lost ...

The Biden administration is looking to extend Medicare and Medicaid coverage to include obesity drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound. Weight loss drugs are now excluded from mandatory coverage.

These are women murdered by an intimate partner, a family member, a rapist, a stranger randomly assaulting females. Laws do ...

NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Joan Casey, who co-wrote a new study that links exposure to wildfire smoke to an increased risk of dementia.

If you plan to take a few weeks off from the gym this holiday season, fear not. Your muscles will remember! A new study from researchers in Finland shows that people can take more than two months off ...

After Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo came to Polk County and called fluoridation a “public health malpractice,” city ...