Adults with ADHD live shorter lives than those without a diagnosis, a new study finds A large study of 30,000 adults diagnosed with ADHD in the U.K. found women with ADHD died roughly nine years younger than women without a diagnosis. Men had about a seven-year shorter lifespan. Maria Godoy
National Institutes of Health cancel scientific meetings after Trump directives An email obtained by NPR says NIH employees are subject to a travel freeze and offers of employment are being rescinded. Scientists worry about disruptions to critical research. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Blasts from military weapons may injure the brain through its blood vessels When military personnel fire certain powerful weapons, they may be exposed to blast waves that damage blood vessels in the brain. Jon Hamilton
RFK Jr. plans to keep a financial stake in lawsuits against the drugmaker Merck RFK Jr. plans to keep collecting referral fees in lawsuits against the drug company Merck even if confirmed as HHS secretary, according to new filings with the Office of Government Ethics. Sydney Lupkin
What life is like in cancer survivorship Cancer is increasingly survivable, but younger people are getting the disease at higher rates, then facing myriad challenges with life afterward. Yuki Noguchi
Trump administration tells federal health agencies to pause external communications NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Washington Post reporter Dan Diamond about the Trump Administration's directive to Department of Health and Human Services agencies to pause all external communications. Ari Shapiro
Assessing Trump's claim that U.S. pays 'unfair' share of dues to WHO While signing the order to end U.S. membership in the World Health Organization, the President spoke of the disparity between contributions from the U.S. and China. Here's how WHO funding works. Ari Daniel
Exposure to toxins early in life linked to lower IQ Unregulated chemicals found in everything from the foods we eat to the mattresses we sleep on have caused a health crisis among children.
How to protect your pet from bird flu A few cats have died from bird flu and there have been a handful of recalls of raw pet food.
Federal health agencies told to halt all external communications In a memo obtained by NPR, acting Health Secretary Dorothy Fink forbade staff from public communications on most matters until Feb. 1, unless they get express approval from "a presidential appointee." Rob Stein
