Health & Science

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.

The group added five Philly veterinarians to its peer counseling network Lifeboat, an online tool that allows vets to report mental health crises.

Several City Council members want to preemptively ban such sites in residential neighborhoods in certain parts of the city.

The agency has sued to keep secret how often individual doctors approve patients for medical marijuana.

We step outside the boundaries of Western medicine to explore those questions!

Chris Lundy has always wanted to figure out why his family took him to see a Vodou priest and how this treatment made him better.