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The resignation would end Dr. Marty Makary's 13-month stint running the Food and Drug Administration, a period marked by turmoil and controversy.

Pancreatic cancer is notoriously lethal. But new treatments mean that may be changing, and people with the disease now have more reason to hope than ever before.

Passengers who were potentially exposed to hantavirus on a cruise are back home and being monitored for symptoms, as scientists maintain that risk to the public is low.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former CDC Chief Medical Officer Debra Houry about what role the CDC should play in helping Americans exposed to hantavirus.

Scientists have developed an artificial hearing system that harnesses the brain's ability to amplify certain sounds while suppressing others. It could lead to better hearing aids.

A Boston hospital fights staff burnout and boosts patient morale with forest bathing — getting people outside for some time in nature.

The University of Nebraska is home to the only federally funded quarantine unit in the U.S. and a separate biocontainment unit that can treat people exposed to infectious diseases.

Eighteen U.S. passengers have returned stateside after weeks on the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak. They're being monitored at specialized medical facilities.

Full access to the abortion pill mifepristone, including through telemedicine and the mail, will continue for at least three more days, the high court said on Monday.

Public health workers say there is very little risk to the public, but the outbreak still raises bigger questions about what the country learned from COVID-19.