NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Joan Casey, who co-wrote a new study that links exposure to wildfire smoke to an increased risk of dementia.

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The singers have criticized "They Don't Know It's Christmas" for perpetuating "damaging stereotypes" of Africans as a charity ...

Dr. Mandy Cohen is urging the next administration to maintain its focus and funding to keep Americans safe from emerging health threats.

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The federal government has allocated $1.15 billion so far on long COVID research, without bringing any new treatments to ...

The plaintiffs are challenging restrictions on Medicaid coverage for hormone therapy and puberty blockers. The lawsuit claims ...

Most people taking drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have shed significant pounds. But obesity experts say that roughly 20% of ...

After Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo came to Polk County and called fluoridation a “public health malpractice,” city ...

Outbreaks of food poisoning tend to rise in November and December. Tainted turkey, undercooked stuffing and germ-laced gravy ...

Earhart, her navigator and their plane disappeared during their attempted 1937 circumnavigation of the globe. A deep sea ...