You’re probably aware that measles is a virus you don’t want to have, but it’s understandable to be fuzzy about the details. Thanks in large part to a very effective childhood vaccine, most adults don ...

Every year on March 4, countries across the globe pause to focus on one of the most pressing public health challenges of our time, obesity. Observed in India and around the world, World Obesity Day ...

Obesity plagues millions of people in the world. While many people think that one needs to eat less and exercise more to obesity, there is a lot more to it. Factors like the place you live in, what ...

Public unrest is straining mental health nationwide, especially in BIPOC communities, as culturally responsive and decolonizing therapy approaches gain ground.

Every year, the National Women's History Alliance distinguishes a theme for the month, and 2026 is all about how women are ...

On inflation, immigration, tariffs and war, he presented a frequently distorted account as he claimed a “turnaround for the ...

Throughout Trump's remarks, ABC News live fact-checked some of the president's statements for exaggerations, falsehoods and ...

As President Trump delivered his State of the Union address, reporters from across NPR's newsroom, are fact checking his ...

Every year in the United States alone, millions of dogs and cats enter animal shelters. That’s worth repeating: Millions. Just in the U.S. alone. The sad truth is that a heartbreaking number of them ...

Information travels instantly. While this might help raise awareness and reduce stigma, it also means myths about mental wellbeing can spread just as fast as the truth. You might hear conflicting ...

Illness is part of being human. How we deal with it is human, too. So Pope John Paul II established the Vatican World Day of the Sick in 1993 on the feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes, Feb. 11, to ...

As the U.S. formally exited from the World Health Organization last month, Trump administration officials misleadingly claimed that the WHO “pushed” or “promoted” lockdowns during the COVID-19 ...