Sensors and artificial intelligence help a prosthetic hand act more like a natural one, new research shows.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with FDA Commissioner Martin Makary about the decline in testosterone in men in the U.S. and what his agency wants to do about it.

The average American spends up to five hours a day on their smartphone, according to research.

The future of healthcare for millions of people will get a key vote at the Capitol on Thursday.

You may have heard about HPV testing and self-swabbing to collect the sample. Does that work as well? Here are the ins and outs of this newer option.

At least 51 babies in 19 states have been treated for botulism after being exposed to organic ByHeart baby formula. The New-York based manufacturer issued a recall of all its products last month.

After a fatal stabbing at North Forsyth High School on Tuesday, officials are encouraging parents to have conversations with their children about what happened.

North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein is canceling Medicaid reimbursement rate reductions he initiated over two months ago, preserving in the short term access to care for vulnerable patients while a political fight with Republican legislators to enact additional funding gets resolved.

Death cap mushrooms look harmless, but are responsible for the majority of the world's mushroom-related deaths. California officials say 21 people have been sickened in recent weeks, one fatally.

Subsidies that have made Affordable Care Act premiums affordable for millions of people expire at the end of the year.