Millions of people with Medicare will soon be eligible to get discounted GLP-1 drugs for weight loss. Here's how it will work.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Dr. Celine Gounder about the deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

While most hantaviruses spread through contact with rodent feces, urine or saliva, officials confirm that the type on the cruise ship is Andes hantavirus, which is known to spread between people.

May 5 is International Day of the Midwife. This year's theme is "one million more" — reflecting a shortage of midwives.

A new government survey of infant formula shows that the U.S. supply is largely free of "forever chemicals" and other contaminants.

Health officials are working to contain a deadly outbreak of hantavirus, which is primarily spread by rodents, on board a Dutch cruise ship currently off the coast of West Africa.

Some Silicon Valley moguls reportedly spend millions seeking to prolong their lives, but mounting evidence suggests some of the best things we can do for our health span don't even require a gym membership.

Krista Catwood wanted a fun way to exercise, so she started a mall-walking group whose unofficial costume was 1980s garb. The festive, all-ages event has exploded in popularity over the past year.

Researchers looked at whether a tried-and-true poverty alleviation effort that gives cash and coaching to households, and is typically implemented in rural areas, could work in an urban setting.

The Supreme Court says rules that allow patients to get the abortion pill mifepristone through the mail can stay the same for at least a week.