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As the votes continue to be counted in the tight battle between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, the federal role in health care is at stake.

The authors of the "Global Burden of Disease" report track the toll from every conceivable cause of death or disability. This year they also share intriguing solutions that give cause for optimism.

After hearing claims that detention centers are housing migrant children in unsanitary conditions, people are attempting to provide them with supplies.

As a freezing winter drives many of us indoors, some extreme athletes embrace the cold as a great way to burn calories and retrain the immune system while working out. Not so fast, physiologists say.

From Lyme disease prevention to $100,000 medical bills, here are 10 of NPR's most read U.S. health stories in 2018.

Spit in a tube. Drop it in the mail.In a few weeks, a genetic counselor calls you up with your results.JScreen is a non-profit public health initiative…

Florida Gov. Rick Scott is expected to announce Monday morning that he is (shock) running for the U.S. Senate. And Florida Democrats are (shock) going…

As early as your mid-40s, especially if you're sedentary, your heart muscle can show signs of aging, losing its youthful elasticity and power. But moderately strenuous exercise can change that.

As lawmakers face another deadline this week for passing legislation to keep the federal government open, one of the outstanding issues is long-term…

The Trump administration early Thursday initiated a pivotal change in the Medicaid program, announcing that for the first time the federal government will…