Researchers reported this week a deadly outbreak of plague in Siberia 5,500 years ago, revealing that Yersinia pestis evolved lethal genetic traits far earlier…

I take each of my three kids on solo trips and they get to do whatever they want. They have different travel preferences.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Dr. Robert A. Winn about the progress the United States has made in treating cancer.

Wall Street loves a new nickname for its favorite trade. After years of "Magnificent Seven" dominance, traders, strategists, and ETF issuers are racing to pac…

When my mother got sick, I moved her in with me, which meant I had to cut back work hours and pay medical bills. I'm still paying the price.

Sister Mary Consolata Nakawooja assists an elderly nun as she takes tea at the Little Sisters of St. Francis premises in Nkokonjeru, Uganda. Stuart Tibaweswa f…

Last month, the Department of Commerce announced plans to invest up to $2 billion across nine quantum computing businesses over the next three years. Among the…

A ceasefire in Lebanon appears to have revived negotiations. US envoy Steve Witkoff flew out to join President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner in Switz…

Relatives storm Ebola treatment centre in eastern DR Congo Families of suspected Ebola patients in DR Congo stormed a quarantine centre, removing patients and…

At least 30 people have died since the start of May in one camp for displaced citizens in northeastern Congo, with some confirmed to have died from Ebola, in a…

Bolivia's President Rodrigo Paz has declared a state of emergency, escalating a fifty-day blockade crisis that has ground the country's economy to a halt. The …