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Like ‘Uber for Organs’: Drone Delivers Kidney to Maryland Woman

Drug Agency Calls for Strong Warning Labels on Popular Sleep Aids

Should Adults Get a Measles Booster Shot?

Where Every Measles Case Has Been Reported This Year

F.D.A. Approves IQOS, a New Tobacco Device

FDA clears Philip Morris’s heat-not-burn iQOS tobacco device

Medicare-for-all advocates get their first hearing on Capitol Hill

The Health 202: Medicare-for-all champions might not hear what they want at first Hill hearing today

New story in Science and Health from TIME: Wealthy, Male American Students Are More Likely to BS, Study Says

U.N. Issues Urgent Warning on the Growing Peril of Drug-Resistant Infections

In Month After ‘13 Reasons Why’ Debut on Netflix, Study Finds Teen Suicide Grew

Even a little exercise can mean big improvements in your health

Measles Cases Surpass 700 as Outbreak Continues Unabated

U.S. officials say measles cases hit 25-year record

Why Vermont’s single-payer effort failed and what Democrats can learn from it

The Health 202: Trump needs help from Pelosi to notch a big drug pricing win

A play that hopes to smash the stigma surrounding mental illness

The Big Number: The average U.S. adult sits 6.5 hours a day. For teens, it’s even more

‘I want out of this body’: I can’t move, talk or breathe on my own. But I’m still in there thinking, remembering my old life

A surprising number of children are accidentally poisoned. Simple steps can prevent that.

In Washington, Juul Vows to Curb Youth Vaping. Its Lobbying in States Runs Counter to That Pledge.

If air at home seems to bother you, try to remove the sources of irritants first

Lego Is Making Braille Bricks. They May Give Blind Literacy a Needed Lift.

Hospitals, patients sue to block new liver transplant rules

Ageism: A ‘Prevalent and Insidious’ Health Threat

With a stroke, your best chance is going to the best hospital. But the ambulance might not take you there.

Two L.A. universities quarantine hundreds of students and staff in measles outbreak

Trump abortion ‘gag’ rule blocked by federal judge

New story in Science and Health from TIME: It’s Not Your Imagination: That Toddler is Judging You

Newfound anxiety about sperm health inspires next generation of fertility services

A bloodsucking ‘kissing bug’ bit a girl in Delaware. The deadly bugs are on the march.

The Health 202: Trump says his anti-opioids effort is making a big difference

New story in Science and Health from TIME: Emperor Penguin Population Sees Steep Decline in Antarctica’s Second-Largest Breeding Ground

Measles Outbreak Infects 695, Highest Number Since 2000

W.H.O. Says Limited or No Screen Time for Children Under 5

Widespread Testing Begins on Malaria Vaccine That is Only Partly Effective

Measles cases break record since disease was eliminated in United States in 2000

Scientists Create Speech From Brain Signals

Trump administration prepares rule that civil rights groups worry may deny care to transgender patients

Americans eager for Congress to shield them from health care costs, poll shows

The Health 202: Opponents of Trump administration's abortion restrictions on family planning dollars notch a win

Medicare proposes higher payments for innovative cancer treatment

For the first time, U.S. files criminal charges against an opioid distributor

The Health 202: While Trump rants about Obamacare, HHS works to further its bipartisan goals

New story in Science and Health from TIME: There’s a Real-Life Inspiration for Game of Thrones’ Valyrian Steel. Here’s How Its Long-Lost Secrets Were Revealed

New story in Science and Health from TIME: Climate Change Has Already Increased Global Inequality. It Will Only Get Worse

How to choose a healthful granola

U.S. measles cases surge as officials scramble to stop near-record outbreak

Dental care is tough to find for people with autism, other developmental disorders

Wary of Chinese Espionage, Houston Cancer Center Chose to Fire 3 Scientists