Dozens of Florida municipalities have decided to stop adding floride to its drinking water over concerns the practice may be ...

The strain of bird flu is distinct from what has previously been found in dairy cattle. The finding means the virus has again ...

After two years as secretary of the Agency for Health Care Administration, Weida has been picked to succeed James Uthmeier, ...

Medicaid and ACA programs have long struggled to connect with lower-income Americans to help them access care. Now some are ...

In much of the U.S., illegal cannabis outcompetes legal weed sold in licensed shops. For consumers, it can be difficult to ...

New research finds grease that coats polar bear fur contains a specialized mixture of chemicals that make it resistant to ...

Researchers are reporting mass die offs of wild birds and sea mammals due to bird flu. They're tracking the deaths to better understand the virus and how it might create a greater threat to humans.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Nancy Krieger, a social epidemiologist at Harvard University, about her efforts to preserve federal health data that recently disappeared from government websites.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Nancy Krieger, a social epidemiologist at Harvard University, about her efforts to preserve federal health data that recently disappeared from government websites.

There's widespread confusion and fear among scientists and doctors on the sprawling National Institutes of Health campus and ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears likely to soon be taking the helm as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.