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NPR HEALTH · 6d

TrumpRx promised a supermarket for cheaper drugs but delivered a boutique

President Trump said TrumpRx is the biggest thing to happen in healthcare in decades. But an NPR analysis finds drugmakers are only offering deals on a few of their medicines.

NPR HEALTH · 6d

CDC director nominee Erica Schwartz faced questions in Senate hearing

Dr. Erica Schwartz answered questions from a Senate committee Wednesday, as she sought confirmation to become the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

NPR HEALTH · 1w

Cancer disparities researchers say federal funding changes have disrupted their work

In a survey, 93% of cancer researchers who study disparities said federal policy changes have affected them. Funding is harder to come by and they worry it's slowing progress in their field.(Image cr…

NPR HEALTH · 1w

How to keep cool in this year's extreme summer heat even without air conditioning

"Extreme heat" is in the forecast this summer. How do people cope if they don't have air conditioning? Here are suggestions from a heat researcher who grew up in a very hot, AC-less place.

NPR HEALTH · 1w

CDC director nominee Erica Schwartz faced questions in Senate hearing

Trump's nominee faces the Senate health committee for her confirmation hearing on July 15. If confirmed, she will lead an agency dealing with workforce and leadership shortages and new layers of poli…

NPR HEALTH · 1w

More than 1,600 cases of intestinal illness cyclosporiasis reported in the U.S.

The CDC has confirmed more than 1,600 cases of a gastrointestinal parasitic infection. More than 140 people have been hospitalized, as the CDC looks for the source.

NPR HEALTH · 1w

Wheelchair users say lack of competition in repair market leads to long wait times

People who use wheelchairs say simple repairs can take months to complete and replacement parts can be very expensive. In part, they blame two private equity firms that control most of the market.

NPR HEALTH · 1w

Ebola is spreading faster in eastern Congo than it can be tracked, as deaths pass 700

Eighty percent of new Ebola cases in eastern Congo are emerging from unknown chains of transmission, according to WHO, a sign the outbreak is spreading faster than health officials can track.(Image c…

NPR HEALTH · 1w

What is an aortic dissection?

NPR's A Martinez speaks with American Heart Association's volunteer president Dr. Manesh Patel about aortic dissection, the preliminary finding of what led to Sen. Lindsey Graham's death.

NPR HEALTH · 1w

Trump's HHS shelves threat to withhold Medicare and Medicaid funding over trans care

NPR has learned that the Department of Health and Human Services will not be pushing its most aggressive attempt to end gender-affirming care for youth nationally. (Image credit: Erik McGregor)