Starting this fall, babies in the U.S. will be able to get a shot that protects them from a severe respiratory illness caused by RSV. The FDA gave its approval on Monday.

The rate at which women in the U.S. are dying from pregnancy related causes more than doubled in recent decades. A new study, published in JAMA shows Black women and Native Americans are most at risk.

A new study finds that maternal mortality in the U.S. has risen dramatically over the past 20 years. Rates are particularly high among Black and Native American groups.

A new CDC report finds that just a third of those diagnosed with hepatitis C have cleared the virus — a decade after a cure was made available.

Several people in the U.S. have come down with malaria. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it was the first time in 20 years that malaria has been locally transmitted in the U.S.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is getting a new director. President Biden named Dr. Mandy Cohen to the role. She's the former health secretary for North Carolina.

President Biden's pick for the next director of the CDC is Dr. Mandy Cohen, an internal medicine physician with experience in state and federal government.

An advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration meets to discuss the COVID strains that vaccines in the U.S. will target this fall.

A panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration has recommended revising the current COVID-19 vaccine so that it specifically targets omicron.

Medical schools in states that have banned abortion can't teach abortion care. Sen. Tammy Baldwin wants to make funds available for students in those states to travel for the training.

A bill by two Democratic senators would fix the training problem by offering grants to medical students from states where abortion is banned to help them go out of state for abortion care training.

A panel of experts to the Food and Drug Administration has recommended the agency approve a long-acting antibody drug that can protect infants from the seasonal virus, RSV.

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders often develop diabetes at lower weights and younger ages than others. Doctors from these communities are pushing for earlier screenings and lifestyle changes.

Health officials say more vaccination, testing and awareness among people at high risk for infection with mpox could curb a potential resurgence in the U.S.

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are at risk for developing diabetes at lower weights and younger ages than others. Doctors are working from the inside the community to make people healthier.

A cluster of mpox cases in the Chicago area has sparked fears of a summer wave. Health officials are pointing to new research showing the vaccine is effective and hoping people take notice.

NPR talked to hundreds of people over the course of the pandemic. As the emergency declaration ends on May 11, we asked some of them for their reflections on the past three tumultuous years.

A new cookbook from America's Test Kitchen offers tips for people with chronic back pain to minimize bending and standing in the kitchen. (Story aired on Weekend Edition Saturday on May 6, 2023.)

A new cookbook offers kitchen techniques that reduce physical exertion. It aims to make home cooking accessible again for those with chronic back pain.

A new cookbook offers kitchen techniques that reduce physical exertion. It aims to make home cooking accessible again for those with chronic back pain.