Harold McGee talks about how our sense of smell affects taste, why things smell the way they do and the ways different chemicals combine to create surprising (and sometimes distasteful) odors.
Hospitals, a powerful political force in health care, fear lowering the eligibility age for Medicare will cost them billions of dollars because federal reimbursements are less than private insurance.
The nationwide increase in pet adoptions during the pandemic is good news for orphaned animals. It's also good for humans. Research shows pets can improve both physical and mental health.
The worker compensation claims are for COVID-19 medical expenses across three states. Employees are seeking reimbursement for hospital bills or missed shifts. Some court challenges are underway
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Kathleen Sebelius, who helped implement the Affordable Care Act while serving as secretary of Health and Human Services from 2009-2014, about the future of Obamacare.
Texas is set to cross a bleak milestone: 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases. Texas has the most cases in the U.S. and is struggling with a surge of infections in rural and urban areas.
NPR's Audie Cornish interviews Utah Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox, now also the state's governor-elect, about Utah's state of emergency to address hospital overcrowding caused by the coronavirus.
Dr. Anthony Fauci was honored Tuesday as "a reassuring champion of science and reason" by the New York City borough of Brooklyn, where he was born and raised.
The pandemic is once again putting tens of thousands of people in the hospital in the U.S. Is it more than the health care system can handle? Find out which states are getting close to their limit.