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In the past 50 years, better medical care and healthier habits have greatly reduced the risk of dying young from heart disease. But the obesity epidemic threatens to reverse that happy trend.

At first blush, the tobacco tax measure on California’s November ballot looks pretty straightforward.Proposition 56 would raise the price of a pack of…

This week - That weight-loss tracker on your wrist sure makes you look fitter, but it might not work. ... An EpiPen two-pack costs $69 to make and Mylan…

Carfentanil, a potent variation on fentanyl, is being blamed for a wave of opioid overdoses. In Cincinnati, the coroner, crime lab and first responders are struggling to keep up.

Many people take for granted the addition of fluoride into public drinking water systems that aims to prevent tooth decay. It’s a seven-decade-old public…

Jamie Landrum has been a police officer for two years in District 3 on the west side of the Cincinnati. In late August, the city was hit by 174 overdoses…

This week - You would be forgiven if you forgot your end-of-life paperwork in an emergency, soon NY'ers might not have to remember it. ... First…

There are an estimated 5,500 undocumented immigrants in the U.S. who have been diagnosed with kidney failure. For them, that diagnosis can turn life into a series of predictable emergencies.

This piece first aired on NPR's Latino USA. Margarita came to Indianapolis 13 years ago to help her sister, who had been diagnosed with brain cancer.…

The nation’s opioid epidemic shows no signs of abating—and in fact may be headed in a far more dangerous direction.That’s the conclusion of journalist…