Health

Video games can get a bad rap when it comes to kids and mental health, but their impact on child development is often misunderstood. Gaming can be a powerful training tool for a variety of skills.

From excessive hygiene to low-fiber diets, author Theresa MacPhail explores the deep-rooted causes of rising allergy rates in her new book Allergic.

The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in New York cleared the way for a controversial bankruptcy deal that grants immunity from opioid lawsuits to members of the Sackler family.

The office will investigate cold cases and reopen suspicious cases, assist police agencies and community groups in active cases, and serve as a point of contact for those reluctant to talk to police.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Vanda Felbab-Brown, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, about the geopolitics of fentanyl and the opioid crisis at large.

Despite its reputation as a lifesaver, for the elderly and medically frail, CPR may cause more harm than good. It's why many doctors opt not to receive it themselves.

The movie follows partners in music and life as they battle through breast cancer — while holding onto their sense of the comically absurd

Grammy Award-winning musicians Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer have created a short movie musical — All Wigged Out — about Marxer's treatment and recovery from breast cancer.

It's hard to find good public restrooms at festivals and other large events. It's even harder if you're someone with a profound disability. A woman in San Antonio has come up with a solution.

New research shows that the U.S. is making progress in preventing new HIV infections but the gains are happening unevenly across racial and ethnic groups.