NPR's Eric Deggans talks to Wall Street Journal reporter Christopher Weaver about the newspaper's yearlong investigation into potential fraud in the Medicare Advantage program.

New research shows that the anesthetic ketamine keeps fish from giving up — and the way it works may help figure out how it works in humans and lead to better medications for depression.

Migrating hundreds and hundreds of miles is hard work for the common noctule bat. But this European species makes its ...

Alcohol use is a leading preventable cause of cancer, according to an advisory from the Surgeon General. Studies show a link to at least 7 types of cancer. The more people drink, the higher the risk.

If you've resolved to quit drinking for the month, a little technological assistance may be the key to sticking to your goal.

A program in Brazil that give a monthly cash sum to families living in poverty has an unexpected — and welcome result. A new ...

Drinking alcohol raises the risk of developing seven types of cancer, according to a new advisory from U.S. Surgeon General ...

Traditional farmers around the world are walking away from millions of acres of land where they once grew crops or grazed ...

A teenager from Swannanoa, N.C., thought he would die in Helene's floodwaters. Schools have an important role to play by providing mental health services for him and his peers to reduce PTSD.

Look for decisions regarding Medicaid eligibility, gender-affirming care, lab-grown meat and more to make headlines in the ...

A research team finds that 25% of patients who appear unresponsive might be conscious but unable to show that awareness. The phenomenon is called cognitive motor dissociation.

A legislative effort to expand access to prenatal care in rural Oregon with mobile clinics was scuttled because those clinics ...