Building muscle has huge health benefits, but working out takes time. So what's the least amount of time you can spend at the gym and still see the benefits? Research shows it's less than you'd think.

We reported on all sorts of products and practices promising to make you healthy last year. Here are the ones that stood up to science, and those that were mostly hype.

Trump takes four times the recommended dose of aspirin for cardiac prevention. Even low-dose aspirin is no longer recommended for people over 60 who don't have heart disease.

Drumming up the motivation to get off the couch — especially in January — can be harder than the workout itself.

Pea-size clusters of human cells called brain organoids inspire both hope and fear. Experts are debating how scientists can responsibly use these bits of gray matter.

Half of homeowners and renters can’t afford their monthly housing payments, prices are still up at the grocery store and credit card debt is at an all-time high.

Every new year, public media reporters across the country bring us some of the new state laws taking effect where they are. Here are six in 2026.

Is building strength your New Year's resolution? Here's how to assess strength, come up with goals, start an effective bodyweight routine and stick with it.

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced a case of measles on Wednesday in a child in Polk County. It was the second in the state this year and the first related to an outbreak in South Carolina.

Tuberculosis was, for millennia, was the world's deadliest infection.