Children from Gaza with cancer are finally making it to Jordan for long-promised treatment. But a plan to allow as many as 2,000 patients out of the war-torn enclave has slowed.

Much of the Midwest and East will be experiencing high temperatures and humidity for the next week.

Kennedy fired the entire 17-member panel earlier this month because he said their ties to the pharmaceutical industry had eroded public trust in vaccines.

Republicans want to change or reduce key social safety net programs that provide health care, food benefits and financial assistance for millions of children.

A new documentary on PBS shows what it's like to care for adult family members and recounts the history of caregiving policy in the U.S., revealing why those caring for family are often on their own.

High humidity can make it tough for your body to cool down. As most of the country braces for extreme temperatures, a doctor shares advice on how to cool down when the humidity is working against you.

The reason why birds make such a racket at dawn is still unclear. But researchers are now pouring cold water on one popular idea about why.

A nationwide listeria outbreak has been linked to 17 illnesses, and three deaths, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection.

Buried in the Trump administration's proposed 2026 budget is the near elimination of something called the Ecosystems Mission Area. It's a program that monitors living things and the health of the land and water they inhabit. NPR's Ari Daniel reports that career scientists are deeply concerned about the potential cut.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Junior recently fired all members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's independent vaccine panel.