Millions of Americans use weed to treat chronic pain, but there's little high quality research on whether it works. New findings suggest it can be effective for low back pain, on par with opioids.

It's been a turbulent year for science research funding at the National Institutes of Health. Nearly $800 million in grants have been frozen, unfrozen, and then frozen again in courts.

With age comes wisdom. And wrinkles. And joint pain. In wellness circles, the buzz is that collagen supplements can help with all these concerns. But are these claims something you should swallow?

Thousands of Kaiser Permanente health care workers went on strike last week. NPR's Don Gonyea speaks to John August, a labor expert, about the growing number of strikes in the industry.

Safety precautions haven't caught up with enthusiasm for the sport. Researchers call for a new push for eye-ware.

Dr. Sue Goldie and New York Times reporter John Branch recount how a private, years-long conversation about her Parkinson's became a public story.

Family caregivers offer their wit, wisdom and survival tips for the hardest unpaid job in America.

A new study shows that cognitive training can increase the levels of a key chemical messenger in the brain responsible for decision-making.

Meridah Nandudu was a single mom of two kids, unemployed and in despair. Then she had an idea: Maybe the "humble" coffee beans she'd grown up with on her parents' farm could lead her to a better life.

There's an estimated $195 billion of medical debt in America. But just because a medical bill comes in the mail doesn't mean you have to pay that exact price.