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Trump takes four times the recommended dose of aspirin for cardiac prevention. Even low-dose aspirin is no longer recommended for people over 60 who don't have heart disease.
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What would 2026 look like if your resolutions were ruled by fun? That's what one science writer suggests.
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Drumming up the motivation to get off the couch — especially in January — can be harder than the workout itself.
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Pea-size clusters of human cells called brain organoids inspire both hope and fear. Experts are debating how scientists can responsibly use these bits of gray matter.
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There's a new pill and new ways to pay for the weight-loss drugs known as GLP-1s.
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Half of homeowners and renters can’t afford their monthly housing payments, prices are still up at the grocery store and credit card debt is at an all-time high.
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Every new year, public media reporters across the country bring us some of the new state laws taking effect where they are. Here are six in 2026.
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Is building strength your New Year's resolution? Here's how to assess strength, come up with goals, start an effective bodyweight routine and stick with it.
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Tuberculosis was, for millennia, was the world's deadliest infection.
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Affordable Care Act subsidies are set to expire at the end of the day.
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, childhood vaccination rates continued to decrease during this school year, and measles cases in the U.S. in 2025 exceeded 2,000 for the first time in more than 30 years.
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A right-wing influencer claimed last week that day care centers, many of them run by members of the Somali community, are closed despite receiving federal funds.