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More details have emerged about positive doping tests among elite Chinese swimmers. Yufei Zhang of China wins the women’s 200-meter...
Baltimore has improved the quality of its public waterways. Other cities can, too. An aerial view of Baltimore's inner harbor. (Ricky...
How immersing yourself in nature can improve your health with no side effects. Douglas fir trees in Mt. Hood National Forest outside Zigzag,...
What it means for hospitals to address gun violence as a public health issue A small pink teddy bear is placed near the scene where...
Seniors deserve healthy sex lives, too. (iStock) (CatLane/iStock) Listen 5 min Share Comment on this story ...
It’s hard to avoid ultra-processed foods, but we can aim for harm reduction Bottles of Dr Pepper soda are displayed on a shelf at a grocery...
The Biden administration can help to restore credibility and fairness to international athletics. China's Wang Shun celebrates after winning...
A new human case of avian flu is the third ever H5N1 infection in the United States. Dairy cows, which are experiencing an outbreak of bird...
The World Anti-Doping Agency has been far too deferential to Chinese authorities. The Chinese and the Olympic flags wave during the Opening...
Addressing health issues around menopause and perimenopause sets the stage for women’s healthy aging. (iStock) Listen 5 min ...
Shockingly few doctors know how to treat menopause and perimenopause in women. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) speaks at the U.S. Capitol on May 2...
Four of the 10 prescription drugs — Farxiga, Xarelto, Entresto and Eliquis — that will be subject to Medicare price negotiations under the...
A package of daily birth control pills. (Rich Pedroncelli/AP) Listen 4 min Share Comment on this story Comment ...
Cattle are seen at a dairy farm near Vado, N.M. (Rodrigo Abd/AP) Listen 4 min Share Comment on this story ...
Cows at a cattle farm in Austin on April 2. (Adam Davis/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock) Listen 4 min Share Comment on this...
Ina Pinkney awaits patrons in her restaurant in Chicago on Sept. 23, 2002. (Tim Boyle/Getty Images) Listen 4 min Share ...
A flag installation on the National Mall spotlights colorectal cancer cases on March 12. (Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Fight Colorectal Cancer) ...
A campaign button for independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on a supporter outside the Supreme Court on March 18. (Jabin...
The National Institutes of Health headquarters in Bethesda, Md. (Francis Chung/Politico/AP) Listen 4 min Share ...
A woman receives a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine at the Rockland County Health Department in Pomona, N.Y., on March 27, 2019. (Seth Wenig/AP...
Fran Haddock, who suffers from long covid, holds her partner's hands in January at her home in Sheffield, Britain. (Rhiannon Adam for The Washington...
A doctor draws the Moderna coronavirus booster vaccine at a pharmacy in Schwenksville, Penn., on Sept. 8, 2022. (Hannah Beier/Reuters) ...
Florida Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo speaks at a news conference at Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Wilfredo Lee/AP) ...
Travelers at Los Angeles International Airport wait in line to get tested for the coronavirus on Dec. 20, 2021. (Jae C. Hong/AP) Listen...
A patient prepares to have her blood pressure taken at a Virginia clinic in 2017. (Dayna Smith for The Washington Post) Listen 4 min ...
A sign outside a CVS Pharmacy in Miami on Feb. 7 (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Listen 5 min Share Comment on this story ...
The offices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. (Ron Harris/AP) Listen 5 min Share Comment...
Packaging for Paxlovid tablets. (Rachel Wisniewski for The Washington Post) Listen 4 min Share Comment on this story...
A customer looks a beer cooler at a baseball game at PNC Park in Pittsburgh last year. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) Listen 5 min ...
Bottles of alcohol for sale at a liquor store in Salt Lake City. (Rick Bowmer/AP) Listen 4 min Share Comment on this...
N95 respirator masks provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sits at a grocery store in Jackson, Miss., on Feb. 2, 2022. (Rogelio...
Paxlovid is a prescription-only antiviral medication used to treat covid-19. (Rachel Wisniewski for The Washington Post) Listen 6 min ...