Though it's light-hearted, Superb Owl Sunday has also become a way for people to earnestly engage with the birds of prey. As ...

In his new book, Shift, psychologist and neuroscientist Ethan Kross busts common assumptions about how to manage big feelings ...

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An experimental treatment that stimulates the spinal cord may help people with a paralyzing genetic disorder called spinal muscular atrophy.

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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.