When a good friend's loved one passes away, it can be hard to find the right thing to say. NPR readers share words of comfort ...

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with American Medical Association President Bruce Scott about how physicians and patients are burdened by insurance companies' systems of prior authorization.

Much of the NIH-funded research on long COVID has focused on observing and understanding the disease. Some patients and doctors say the research should pivot toward finding new treatments and drugs.

Anxiety during the holidays is normal, says USF psychiatrist Dr. Ryan Wagoner. But if it starts affecting your relationships ...

A lot has changed for pediatric bionic arms in the last 10 years. Many of those developments have come from local ...

Modern life can be lonely. Some are looking to an old German tradition – of drinking and conversation – to deepen connection ...

The FDA said studies have shown that by aiding weight loss, Zepbound improves sleep apnea symptoms in some patients.

The ruling comes after Floridians Protecting Freedom, a political committee that led unsuccessful efforts to pass the ...

About 300 Americans a year give a kidney to a complete stranger. Researchers have studied the brains of these very generous people, and say they may feel others' pain more than the average person.

Astronomers hope the Proba-3 mission will help them get a better view of the corona, the sun's outer atmosphere, which is ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a State of Emergency to streamline the state's response to avian flu. More than half of the human cases in the U.S. so far have been in California.

A CDC report showed a decline in death rates in 2023 for almost all of the leading causes, meaning life expectancy was 78.5 ...