Health

Another tragic milestone has been reached by the United States in its fight against COVID-19. Two years ago, the first COVID-19-related cluster was identified in Wuhan, China, Friday saw the country surpass 900,000. According to public health experts, the coronavirus will...

Addison Rae , a social media celebrity, announced yesterday a new skincare product called Screen Break. It's designed to protect users from potentially harmful blue light damage caused by phone and computer screens. Addison Rae’s project is in many ways eerily like RFLCT which...

Emily King, 27, was diagnosed with Stage 3 colon carcinoma at the age of 27. It has now advanced to Stage 4. After 35 rounds of chemotherapy she created Fighting with Hope to send care packages to patients with cancer. CBS...

To fill the gap in COVID-19 coverage, the Biden administration announced Thursday that Medicare beneficiaries will soon be able to obtain free over-the counter tests. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that Medicare will provide up to eight...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in America. Every year, over 350,000 cardiac arrests are performed outside of hospitals. Research shows that women are less likely to receive CPR from an outsider than men and more...

We answer common questions each week about the coronavirus crisis. Send us an email at goatsandsoda@npr.org if you have any questions. The subject line should be: "Weekly Coronavirus Question." You can find an archive of our FAQs right here. My local drugstore...

An analysis of past research has shown that cannabis consumption can lead to memory and learning problems lasting for several weeks. Scott Isbell smoked marijuana since he was 17. He was struggling to set goals and meet deadlines at college by...

Walgreens and CVS have lifted the limits on the number of over-the-counter rapid COVID-19 test kits customers can buy at once. This was to ensure that the kits were in stock. The Omicron variant was rapidly spreading in the...

A couple from Ohio filed a lawsuit against a fertility doctor and a clinic after they claimed that their daughter was not biologically related to the father who gave her birth. Jeanine and Mike Harvey visited an Akron City Hospital...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that hundreds of wastewater treatment facilities across the country will begin submitting water samples for testing for COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that water samples from wastewater...