NPR Health

The 17-member vaccine advisory panel makes important recommendations about vaccines.

On May 30, a team of researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health got the word: Funding for their vaccine development program will end next year.

U.S. drug deaths dropped by roughly 40% last year among people under the age of 35. It's a welcome pivot for families and communities devastated by fentanyl.

Health Secretary RFK Jr. has removed all 17 members of the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. He says replacing them with new members will help restore 'public trust' in vaccines.

In a public letter, hundreds of scientists expressed their dissent to the Trump administration's policies affecting the National Institutes of Health and called on its director to support the agency.

A continuous glucose monitor is a small device that sticks to your arm. Every few minutes it sends a signal to your phone estimating your blood sugar levels. But can it improve your health?

Air quality can be impacted by smoke from wildfires. Our reporter set out to build an air filter — in a style the EPA praised, using only things she already had at home.

American life expectancy in 1960 was almost ten years shorter than it is today. And the leading causes of death were chronic diseases. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. frequently tells a different story.

Chess is seeing a global resurgence, sparked by The Queen's Gambit and the pandemic impact on leisure time. India is an emerging power player, with 85 grandmasters and intense chess schools for youth.

An underground network of feminists and activists developed new models of care for abortion that eventually helped legalize abortion in countries across Latin America.

U.S. health officials confirmed the salmonella infections were linked to contaminated organic and cage-free brown eggs from August Egg Company. All recalled eggs should be thrown away, the CDC said.

Foot care professionals share movements that can reduce the risk of injury, prevent and alleviate pain, and improve overall foot health. Give them a try the next time your dogs are barking.