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Joe Biden is expected to nominate a retired four-star general as defense chief. Vaccinations against the coronavirus have begun in the U.K. Plus, new data show how COVID-19 is stressing hospitals.

The pair of ships, the USNS Comfort and the USNS Mercy, will help local medical workers grapple with an influx of patients. But it remains unclear precisely when they will be ready to go.

The Queen of Soul had quite the sense of humor.

As illegal meth use has made a comeback across the U.S., pregnant women have not been spared, doctors say. New research shows rural areas in the South, Midwest and West have been hit hardest.

Debt lawsuits — a byproduct of America's medical debt crisis — can ensnare not only patients but also those who help sick and older people be admitted to nursing homes, a KHN-NPR investigation finds.

German bass Kurt Moll has died at the age of 78.It was Moll's voice that most entranced me when, many years ago, I bought my first opera recording,…

"Two Paths - America Divided or United" by John Kasich Last year our Ohio Governor John Kasich mounted an unsuccessful campaign to try to secure the...

Public health officials were surprised last year when the dominant strain of circulating flu mutated after the flu vaccine had been formulated. The current version looks like a better match.

The study finds, in many cases, amounts barely higher than government guidelines allow, but significant levels in 66 water supplies. The chemicals are very persistent once in the environment.

Listener Alec Sloane of Oakland, Calif., plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.