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NPR Health · Jun 15, 2026 5:00 AM
In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, an Ebola outbreak is reshaping life, with fear spreading faster than information and hospitals turning into places of urgent containment rather than care.
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NPR Health · Jun 15, 2026 5:00 AM
A new survey from the University of Michigan asks parents about their use of technology to track their adult children, ages 18-25, including using "always on" location tracking on their smartphones.
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BBC Health · Jun 14, 2026 7:10 PM
Many women are buying less effective pain medication for period cramps, supermarket data suggests.
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PBS Health · Jun 14, 2026 5:09 PM
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Congo has increased to 782, with 181 deaths, the Congolese Ministry of Health said in a statement on social platform X on Sunday evening.
Read at publisherNPR Health · Jun 14, 2026 7:17 AM
The World Cup isn't the only global soccer event of note. Check out the Grannies International Football Tournament.
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NPR Health · Jun 14, 2026 5:00 AM
Telehealth companies offer lifestyle support so people taking obesity drugs can have the most success losing weight. But employers also want the telehealth providers to limit spending on the drugs.
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BBC Health · Jun 13, 2026 4:46 PM
The walkout had been due to start at 07:00 BST on Monday and last until Friday.
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NPR Health · Jun 13, 2026 8:00 AM
The Food and Drug Administration approved a new sunscreen ingredient in the U.S. for the first time in 20 years. It's been used for decades in Europe and Asia.
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NPR Health · Jun 13, 2026 7:39 AM
Some of the 18 cruise ship passengers in quarantine after a deadly hantavirus outbreak have had a tough time in isolation.
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NPR Health · Jun 13, 2026 7:07 AM
Through an innovative program, parents in Senegal had easy access to a therapeutic food that's a boon for malnourished kids. Now there are shortages. Health specialists say U.S. aid cuts are to blame.
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NPR Health · Jun 13, 2026 6:56 AM
They gave smartphones to 10 women from a working-class Indian community to make a documentary about their unseen and unheralded lives. The results are .... pretty cool.
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PBS Health · Jun 12, 2026 5:38 PM
Screwworms are on their way to becoming a billion-dollar international problem but can be contained if ranchers are vigilant, watch their herds and other wildlife, and quickly treat any infestations, U.S. Agriculture Secretary…
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BBC Health · Jun 11, 2026 7:31 PM
Patients on the trial have not needed medication to manage their condition.
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BBC Health · Jun 11, 2026 7:03 PM
People tell BBC Your Voice the rising cost of private dentistry is putting them in a difficult position.
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BBC Health · Jun 11, 2026 7:02 PM
The decision for the one-off vaccine programme follows the unprecedented outbreak in Kent this year.
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PBS Health · Jun 11, 2026 3:36 PM
More above-average temperatures could be on the books this summer, and they are more than an inconvenience.
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PBS Health · Jun 11, 2026 2:08 PM
Travelers can take precautions to have fun with heat preparedness in mind.
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PBS Health · Jun 11, 2026 12:45 PM
While millions of soccer fans cheer or groan over World Cup matches spanning North America, health officials will be on high alert for germs.
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