According to a report this year from the Department of Veterans Affairs, 17 veterans die by suicide every day, a rate twice that of the general population.

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For the first time, genetically modified pig kidneys keep two kidney failure patients alive long enough to get human kidneys.

We asked readers to share stories about a moment of kindness involving a stranger. Here are some of their heartwarming anecdotes.

Lung cancer is still the top cancer killer. But new developments are shifting what the future might hold for patients, as one man's cancer journey shows.

It was a light bulb moment: If monsoon rains keep kids from safely getting to school, let's create a floating school to pick them up! Bangladesh pioneered the idea. How's it doing?

Research shows 50% of campus sexual assaults occur during "the red zone" between the start of classes in August and Thanksgiving break in November.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Allison Aubrey, health and science correspondent for NPR and the author of Your Turn: How to Create a Midlife You Love. You can share your story of midlife reinvention.

That's the grim assessment from the ground in the wake of the catastrophic flooding, which damaged or destroyed 7 health facilities, interrupted routine care and is affecting mental health.

The global effort to end child marriage is in the news. In the U.S., there's a new bill before Congress (but it's controversial). And the U.N. is designating a day dedicated to ending the practice.