Before fighting broke out over two years ago, Khartoum had nearly 100 public and private medical facilities. Today, not a single one remains operational.

Food apps can help you figure out what's in your food and whether it's nutritious. Just scan the barcode on the packet with your phone. But different apps can give very different results. Here's why.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug called Journavx, which blocks pain signals from getting to the brain.

Efforts to improve officers' mental health have grown over the past five years. They were sparked in part by the death of George Floyd, which prompted a wave of anti- police protests.

Science is an economic driver in Hamilton, Mont., thanks to Rocky Mountain Laboratories, a federal research lab. Now, layoffs and funding cuts are having an impact in this town far from Washington.

It's a working-class staple. And it could be priced out of the market by government efforts to make bakeries change from wood-fired ovens to other fuels to curb air pollution.

The singer canceled his summer tour dates and revealed he has a brain condition called normal pressure hydrocephalus. It's treatable but tricky to diagnose, doctors say.

The executive order from the White House promises that it will make prescription drugs in the U.S. more affordable.

During its annual Mental Health Forum the Carter Center addressed the toll that caregiving can have on mental health. The Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers is now partnered with the Carter Center’s mental health program to address those needs.

The Health Secretary's report blames environmental toxins, ultraprocessed foods and more for the poor state of kids' health in the U.S.

Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration met Thursday to help decide which variant of the virus that causes COVID should be targeted by updated versions of the vaccines.

With Biden's prostate cancer in the news, men may be wondering whether and at what age to be screened. Advice about the value PSA tests has fluctuated. Here's what to know.

The Fulton County Board of Health this week laid off 17 workers, apparently without the approval of the state Department of Public Health.

NPR interviews Maria Van Kherkove, the infectious disease epidemiologist who is a leader in the World Health Organization.

The first Alzheimer's blood test cleared by the Food And Drug Administration is poised to change the way doctors diagnose and treat the disease.