Older men get a surprisingly large benefit from volunteering opportunities that they find meaningful. "Grandpas United" brings them into schools for life lessons that benefit both generations.

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Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, the virus continues to spread around the globe as the virus continues to evolve. Scientists say that's likely to continue indefinitely, as the virus finds ...

Medical students in south Alabama are learning about nutrition at a cooking class in hopes they will be able to better talk to patients about what they eat.

Katia Riddle is a correspondent at NPR covering mental health. She has reported extensively on the impact of events such as Hurricane Helene, Los Angeles wildfires and the loneliness epidemic. Prior ...

The proposal provide “medical benefit plans” that would not be subject to the same state and federal regulations as health ...

We begin a four-part series examining how children with complex medical needs are fairing after losing Medicaid in the ...

The Health Secretary's assertion inaccurately characterizes the 2009 government report he cites, according to an NPR review ...

Dr. Sara Cody, health officer of Santa Clara County in Northern California, issued what's considered the first stay-at-home order of the pandemic. Hear about lessons she took from that experience.

NPR reflects on the cascading events of March 11, 2020, the day the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic.

Juul will send $30 million to the newly created Vape Free Florida Fund to help in the enforcement laws to protect “children ...