NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with former member of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board Rick Engler about the current state of chemical safety following a string of incidents in the U.S.

A new drug for pancreatic cancer gives some hope for one of the most dire types of cancer.

Officials with the organization say there has been an alarming drop in scheduled donations, which account for 90 percent of all blood donations.

Marketers sell all kinds of tests and supplements to fix your gut health. But is any of this actually worth spending money on?

North Carolina's prisons are woefully understaffed. Part of the problem is how long it takes the state to hire correctional officers.

In echoes of past outbreaks, community members are attacking clinics, distrusting doctors and following burial traditions that could lead to more cases of Ebola.

Colombian-American photographer and filmmaker Juan Arredondo turns his lens on the people of the world who do not have birth and death certificates — and how these vital records are created.

The U.S. plans to try to keep Ebola out by keeping citizens who were potentially exposed in Kenya. This has some in Kenya frustrated and others worried it will deter aid workers from helping.

Infertility can take a profound toll on relationships, identity and overall well-being, often in ways that go unspoken.

There are now more than 1,000 cases of a rare type of Ebola in eastern Congo.