Sunnu Rebecca Choi for NPR Dr. Mara Gordon, a family physician in Camden, N.J., answers reader health questions monthly. Send in your question to: thrive@npr.org. Q: I am in perimenopause. I keep seeing posts all over social media talking up menopausal hormone therapy as cure-all. Should I be taking hormones? Should everyone? A: I’m not
A new kind of flu vaccine made with mRNA technology will soon be available. Marco Bello/Bloomberg/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Marco Bello/Bloomberg/Getty Images For the latest stories on the science of healthy living, subscribe to NPR’s Health newsletter. The Food and Drug Administration approved Moderna’s mRNA-based vaccine against seasonal influenza for people 50 and older,
Cambodia is the first country in Asia to meet the U.N. targets for controlling HIV. Above: A vendor in Phnom Penh sits by a banner marking World AIDS Day. Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP via Getty Images Only 11 countries in the world can say this: Ninety-five
In bodycam footage released by the Milwaukie Police Department, 26-year-old Jean Descamps can be seen in a hospital bed at the Providence Milwaukie Hospital emergency room in Milwaukie, Ore., in December 2023. Soon after he was discharged by the hospital, Descamps died from drugs already in his system. Milwaukie Police Department/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Dr. Erica Schwartz, who appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in July, was confirmed Wednesday as CDC director. Finn Gomez/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Finn Gomez/Getty Images The U.S. Senate confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly a year after the last
The FDA allowed some Zyn nicotine pouches to be marketed as “lower risk” than cigarettes. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images It comes in flavors like “Cool Mint,” “Smooth,” and “Chill.” It’s on the Ferrari F1 race car. And it’s addictive. A paperclip-sized pouch filled with bleach-white fibers and
