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Her epic ride — carrying her injured dad on her $20 hot pink bicycle — made headlines. Promises were made — financial help, training for a cycling career, even a movie deal. Were any of them kept?
A group of international researchers is pushing to rigorously study the potential health benefits of sauna and other heat therapies. They hope to bring scientific legitimacy to the age-old practices.
World Mental Health Day 2026 highlights the global burden of anxiety. Learn the warning signs, how breathing exercises may help and when to seek professional treatment.
Carys Thurlby says "intense pain had become my normal" but surgery changed her life.
Scant data about serious adverse effects makes it harder to answer scientific and legal questions about how often the drugs might cause serious harm like blindness or pancreatitis.
A Gloucestershire man with terminal cancer shares the life lessons he wishes he'd learned sooner.
People who have been adopted or in care sometimes struggle to access family medical history which would be crucial to their own health.
A global treaty signed by 197 countries — including Russia — requires reporting any death that could be a sign of an outbreak to come.
Waking up feeling hungover AND anxious? BBC Health's Chloe Hayward explains the science behind hang-xiety.
There is a risk of people being over-diagnosed with ADHD and autism, an official review in England has found.
It contains big lessons for the NHS, welfare, education and employment policies. What are the key takeaways?
Studies suggest women are getting angrier, but are they just more open about it?
The fund aims to attract support from individuals, families, businesses and charitable trusts.
Middle schooler Cora Walsh of Long Island, N.Y., has won the 2026 NPR Student Podcast Challenge with a story about her journey with dyslexia.
A study from Common Sense Media says most safeguards in ChatGPT for Teens failed. The chatbot talks to teens like a friend and doesn't alert parents when users talk about self-harm and suicide.
Heath Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces new steps aimed at identifying and treating complications from vaccines.
Nearly half of the participants in a concussion study still reported symptoms a year after their injury, even though most had returned to work. Sleep problems, early symptom severity and a history of ...
Around 100 school children have taken part in an art project to help them deal with bereavement.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has established a new clinic at the National Institutes of Health to study vaccine injuries. It's part of a larger administration effort on vaccine safety.
NPR's Michel Martin hosted a panel conversation about mental health and suicide in the Black community, exploring a difficult subject in deeply personal conversations.
In Los Angeles County, the nation's most populous, a new system could screen hospital patients for financial aid, preventing hundreds of thousands from getting bills they can't pay.
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with radiologist Dr. Lisa Mullen about a new Maryland law requiring that patients be notified if mammogram results show calcium deposits in blood vessels.
Struggling with sleepless nights? Find out how a hot night can affect your sleep, anxiety, and stress markers, plus expert tips for restful recovery.
A diagnosis can affect someone’s confidence, relationships, work and sense of independence. Supporting that person involves understanding their circumstances alongside their physical condition. This ...
Republicans and Democrats, both patients and politicians, seem united in their disdain for the healthcare companies known as pharmacy benefit managers. Tennessee and Arkansas are regulating them now.
The World Health Organization says it wants more information on what caused the death of an employee at a Russian plague research lab. Russia says the woman died of pneumonia of unknown origin.
The ancient disease of plague is back in the headlines after the death this month of a Russian lab worker.
Historically, the CDC relied on state health departments' determination of measles deaths. Now, it's working with the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists to create a clear definition.
As checks from President Trump for health costs hit millions of mailboxes, a poll shows Americans don't trust Republicans on healthcare. Experts doubt it will move the needle and say it is likely illegal.
A new letter in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine argues that acceptance and commitment therapy should remain part of the insomnia treatment conversation despite mixed meta-analytic evidence.
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