Health & Science

The city limits toxic air pollutants like lead and formaldehyde. A policy revision expands the list, but critics say it doesn't go far enough.

Trainees will learn to install heat pumps, which could cut climate pollution, lower energy bills, and keep families cool during increasingly hot summers, proponents say.

The annual campaign addresses the detrimental impact that smoking tobacco has on Black communities, and the history of targeted advertising of menthol-flavored cigarettes.

Nurses and other medical professionals held an informational picket at Crozer-Chester Medical Center, criticizing hospital ownership.

On this episode, we explore the mind-body connection.

An implantable defibrillator can save patients who have unusual heart rhythms. But some of them also need help to deal with painful and anxiety inducing shocks.

A recent review of research suggests meditation may be effective for some in treating long COVID and other post-viral conditions.

Health officials are pointing to new research showing the vaccine is effective and hoping people take notice.

At least 58,000 childern younger than 5 years old are hospitalized each year with RSV infections.

As the world enters a new phase of the pandemic, NPR spoke to public health gurus about how to move forward since the disease appears to be here to stay.

Declarations and loosened restrictions aside, for millions of Americans COVID is still a major concern.

As attorneys argue whether this medication should be removed from the market all over the country, NPR asked people to share their experiences with using mifepristone.

Supporters say the policy will make mental health services accessible to people who otherwise may not have the means to seek treatment on their own.

Residents in Philadelphia’s Frankford neighborhood say the area has become a primary care desert, and lacks options for healthy foods.

The proposal comes as the dangerous impacts of human-caused climate change become increasingly clear.