The task force makes recommendations for medical screenings that doctors' groups rely on and that guide what preventive services most insurance covers without copay.

The gunman accused of killing four people in New York City suspected he had chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE — a ...

Gaza faces a severe risk of famine, with food consumption and nutrition indicators at their worst levels since the conflict began, according to a Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Alert.

Susan Monarez is the first director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to require Senate confirmation. She's ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is changing how federal agencies handle vaccine recommendations. Pediatricians say some parents worry about future access and want to get kids' shots early.

SPRINGFIELD – The Trump administration has asked Illinois election officials for a copy of the state’s voter registration ...

Two of the U.S.'s largest railroad companies, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, say they plan to merge, which would create the country's first coast-to-coast freight railroad.

Chicago Cubs legend and Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg has died after battling cancer. The second baseman was a Cub's fan favorite who earned a reputation as one of the best all-around players in the ...

New York City authorities are trying to learn additional information about 27-year-old Shane Tamura, the gunman who burst into a Manhattan skyscraper and killed four people, including an NYPD officer.

An influential poet has died at the age of 61. Thomas Sayers Ellis was the founder of a community of Black poets, as well as a musician, photographer and bandleader.

Sculptures are sunk to the bottom of the Mediterranean sea with concrete blocks to break the nets of the trawlers that devastate marine life. They now protect miles of Tuscan coastline.

Before departing Scotland, President Trump inaugurated a new golf course he owns, named after his Scottish-born mother. NPR spoke to some of Trump's new neighbors.