Becerra, running for governor of California, faces a health insurance problem
The nation's uninsured rate hit a historical low when Xavier Becerra was health secretary. Now he wants to be…
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How to think about this summer's slate of food safety recalls
NPR's David Folkenflik talks with Don Schaffner, a food microbiology specialist and distinguished professor at Rutgers…
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As USS Lincoln heads home, mental health experts tally the stressors of life at sea
The USS Abraham Lincoln is now on its way home after spending nine months at sea. Experts weigh in on the mental health…
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Record cyclosporiasis outbreak tests the response of a 'weakened' health system
From state and local food-safety response to the federal health agencies that fund that work, a record-breaking year…
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What to know about Dr. Heidi Overton, Trump's pick to lead the FDA
Dr. Heidi Overton is currently working as a White House policy aide. If confirmed, she would lead an agency of 18,000…
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They grew up with disability rights. Now, they're fighting to keep them
Siblings Cody and Kaleigh Brendle have grown up with the right to community integration. Now, they worry those…
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Which country makes the best jollof rice? D.C. foodies put it to a blind test
One of the most famous dishes across West Africa is jollof rice — fragrant rice cooked down with spices, tomatoes and…
Read at source →New mRNA vaccine could reduce the recurrence and spread of skin cancer
Merck and Moderna announced a successful late-stage trial for a melanoma vaccine. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Dr. Robert…
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Former Fauci adviser Dr. David Morens pleads guilty to concealing COVID-related records
Dr. David Morens, a former aide to Dr. Anthony Fauci, has pleaded guilty to violating federal law by trying to conceal…
Read at source →'This...impacts everyone': Missouri couple brings dementia care to medical deserts
An estimated 7.4 million Americans live with dementia. That figure is expected to climb in the coming decades. One…
Read at source →Are you scrolling, instead of sleeping again? Here's when it may be an addiction
Claims that Meta made its platforms addictive are now being tested in court. But what separates a bad scrolling habit…
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She told no one about her agony except ChatGPT. What her death reveals about AI risks
A 29-year-old woman confided her suicidal thoughts to an AI chatbot — not to her therapist, not to her parents, not to…
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Cialis is an erectile dysfunction drug. Could it also help you live longer?
In some wellness circles, tadalafil is promoted as a longevity drug. There is evidence showing a link between it and a…
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'What are we going to do?' The mom of a trans teen grapples with Trump's Medicaid move
A longtime Republican living in California says the Trump administration's continuing actions to target transgender…
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Lindsay Clancy's trial highlights gaps in understanding, treating postpartum psychosis
The high-profile murder trial of Lindsay Clancy's has put the condition in the spotlight. Women who have had it call…
Read at source →How one man's love of flyfishing carried him through tough times
An avid fly fisherman in Vermont shares his love of the craft and how its shaped his mental health journey.
Read at source →Trust in public health institutions is eroding. What can officials do?
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe discusses America's declining trust in public health officials with Marianne Udow-Phillips, a…
Read at source →E-bike injuries are on the rise for children and teens
Doctors are seeing more children injured - some badly - from e-bikes and e-scooters. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Dr.…
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What Cyclospora does inside the gut and how it gets there
Cyclospora, the parasite that has sickened thousands this summer in the U.S., requires time in the human digestive…
Read at source →Entomologist Stephen Dobson on releasing modified mosquitoes to fight disease
NPR's Scott Simons asks University of Kentucky entomologist Stephen Dobson about mosquito control using modified…
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FDA weighs a new kind of flu shot based on technology RFK Jr. has questioned
The FDA is poised to render a decision on Moderna's mRNA-based flu shot, which could be the first of its kind to…
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Nurses chase Cyclospora using grocery receipts, food apps and detailed interviews
Public health nurses have been pulled from other duties in Washtenaw County, MI, to call hundreds of people sick with…
Read at source →What's it like to be on the frontlines of the Cyclosporiasis outbreak?
What it's like on the on the frontlines of the public health investigation into cyclosporiasis, in Washtenaw County,…
Read at source →How cyclospora's biology has created the perfect infectious storm
Cyclospora, the parasite that's been wreaking havoc in people's digestive systems over the past month, starts with a…
Read at source →An infertility doctor secretly fathered dozens of children: how strangers became family. Part 2
Dozens of people who grew up around Philadelphia learned decades later they shared the same biological father, a…
Read at source →The White House pushes healthy eating. It cut a landmark nutrition education program
Nutrition advocates and public health experts are mystified by the decision to eliminate the landmark nutrition…
Read at source →Infertility doctor secretly fathered dozens of children who created their own family
Dozens of people who grew up around Philadelphia learned decades later they shared the same biological father, a…
Read at source →Federal funds can't be spent on giving drug users test strips, raising overdose fears
Test strips can identify dangerous hidden additives in street drugs and help prevent overdoses. But the Trump…
Read at source →Cuts to funds and staffing have slowed the response to the cyclospora outbreak
Recent cuts, especially to state and local health departments, are slowing and muddling the response to what's already…
Read at source →New HIV treatment options offer some hope amid U.S. funding cuts
The 26th International AIDS conference convenes this week. U.S. funding for HIV/AIDS work is being delayed or cut…
Read at source →Pakistan study suggests microbiome may influence preterm birth
A Pakistan study finds one bacteria in pregnant women's colons can indicate her likelihood of reaching full term or…
Read at source →More than 2,000 measles cases reported in the U.S. so far, outpacing 2025's total
NPR's A Martinez asks Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo of Brown University why there have been more measles cases this year so far…
Read at source →How cuts to federal agencies led to the current cyclosporiasis outbreak
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with NBC health and medical news reporter Erika Edwards about the Trump Administration's…
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Some women who can't afford water are often pressured to provide sex for it
Water is often a scarce commodity in Nairobi's largest slum. The only source may be a local cartel — and with that…
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Cancer rates are rising faster here than anywhere else. Are healthcare systems ready?
As Nigeria grapples with a rapid rise in cancer cases, patients say they often feel as if they are on their own.
Read at source →U.S. reports highest number of measles cases in 35 years
For the second year in a row, the U.S. has reported a record-breaking number of measles cases. The Centers for Disease…
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