After a shocking shooting, Americans vent feelings about health insurance
The death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson triggered a deluge of painful stories about health care denials on social media.
Health & Safety
Why countries failed to reach a global deal on cutting plastic pollution
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Monterey Bay Aquarium chief conservation and science officer Margaret Spring about why negotiators failed to clinch a global treaty on reducing plastic pollution.
What would it take for the bird flu virus to spark a pandemic? New study has clues
Scientists have an idea of how bird flu would have to evolve in order to spread more easily among humans: A mutation in one protein on the virus' surface could help it bind better human cells.
Cancer survivorship: Navigating the disruptions to schooling
Two people who were diagnosed with cancer during childhood describe how the experience interrupted their educations -- and eventually led them to vocations in the medical field as adults.
NASA delays Artemis II human moon mission once again as it wraps up heat shield investigation
The mission to take four astronauts on a trip around the moon and back, previously targeting a launch at the end of 2025, has been delayed until at least April, 2026.
How worried should we be about Disease X?
An unidentified illness has claimed lives in DRC. Investigators are on the scene to determine what it is — and how much of a threat it poses locally and globally.
Stay away from Dr. Google, and other lessons learned about hypochondria
Caroline Crampton developed excessive health anxiety after being treated for cancer as a teen. In A Body Made of Glass she chronicles her experience with hypochondria and the history of the condition.
Anthem reverses plans to put time limits on anesthesia coverage
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield was under scrutiny for planning to put time limits on anesthesia care. On Thursday, the large health insurer said it had decided not to proceed with the policy change.
For a kid with cancer, where they live has a huge impact on whether they'll survive
In wealthy countries, a child diagnosed with cancer often has an excellent chance of survival. But in lower resource countries, survival rates are dramatically lower. What's going on?
The right (and wrong) things to say to a grieving friend
It can be hard to find the right words to say to a friend whose loved one has died. Experts share the dos and don'ts of expressing condolences.