The American Optometric Association says an estimated 104 million Americans of working age spend more than seven hours a day in front of screens. All that screen time can take a toll.

An email obtained by NPR says NIH employees are subject to a travel freeze and offers of employment are being rescinded. Scientists worry about disruptions to critical research.

When military personnel fire certain powerful weapons, they may be exposed to blast waves that damage blood vessels in the ...

Climate scientist Ben Hamlington works on understanding the impacts of climate change. Losing his house in the Eaton Fire has given that work new meaning.

President Donald Trump issued a flurry of executive orders and other actions on health care soon after reentering office. Other than signaling he intends to reverse many of Joe Biden’s moves, the ...

An economist's harrowing escape from fire, and her big ideas to rescue California from its insurance doom spiral.

One out of three Floridians are not getting enough sleep, putting a strain on their finances and the state's economy.

Cancer is increasingly survivable, but younger people are getting the disease at higher rates, then facing myriad challenges with life afterward.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Washington Post reporter Dan Diamond about the Trump Administration's directive to Department of Health and Human Services agencies to pause all external communications.

While signing the order to end U.S. membership in the World Health Organization, the President spoke of the disparity between ...

RFK Jr. plans to keep collecting referral fees in lawsuits against the drug company Merck even if confirmed as HHS secretary, ...

In a memo obtained by NPR, acting Health Secretary Dorothy Fink forbade staff from public communications on most matters ...