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Older men can find themselves isolated after retirement. Volunteer groups like Grandpas United are good for both physical and mental health.
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Many rural counties are short on dentists, and if they lose water fluoridation, tooth decay could surge to levels that have not been seen in decades, experts warn.
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The Trump administration says it plans to layoff about 80,000 workers at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Drug deaths are declining but the Trump administration's intelligence team has issued a new report describing street fentanyl as a top threat to the U.S.
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The former TV doctor made it through a tight vote in the Senate Finance committee with only Republican support.
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A tour of a grow facility in Maryland reveals the wide variety of scents from different cannabis strains.
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The government in Nigeria is warning about the health risks of skin lightening, where potent chemicals can thin and damage skin. It's a booming business in that country and others.
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San Diego County has not had any reported case this year, but with people traveling to and from the region, precautions are advised.
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This Trump administration official was a key figure in the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development — and will help set the agenda for the future of foreign aid.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs embraced telehealth, especially for mental health care, in recent years. Now, staffers hired to give therapy and other health care remotely are ordered to do it from offices lacking privacy, VA clinicians told NPR.
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