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Catherine, The Princess of Wales announced her cancer diagnosis on Friday.

Princess Kate's cancer triggers public shock, sympathy — and shame on the tabloids

"It has been an incredibly tough couple of months for our entire family," the Princess of Wales said in a video filmed in secret and released Friday.

Melinda Mattocks-Ushry holds a photo of her brother Kelvin “Chuck” Mattocks at her home in New Bern, N.C., on Dec. 5, 2023.

Trench collapses have killed hundreds of workers in the U.S. over the last decade

More than 250 people have died since 2013 when trenches they were working in caved in. In most cases, the employers failed to follow basic government regulations for making trenches safe.

Healthy Aging

Have you heard of neuroplasticity? Understand what happens to our brain and body as we age and take away best practices to improve brain health including enhancing your cognitive, physical, social, and emotional functioning.

The Sharp Rees-Stealy Otay Ranch Medical Center is shown in an undated image before construction.

Otay Ranch Medical Center to add new building in $86M expansion

Sharp Rees-Stealy Otay Ranch Medical Center is undergoing an $86 million transformation.

Bohdan Semenukha and his mother, Viktoria, walk frequently through the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, just a few blocks from the new apartment where they moved after fleeing Kharkiv, in the country's northeast, in January 2023.

Photographing Ukraine's deep scars, 2 years into a war without an end in sight

On the second anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, NPR photographer Claire Harbage shares her experiences of covering the ongoing war in Ukraine.

She talked about depression at a checkup — and got billed for two visits

Completing a routine depression screening questionnaire during an annual checkup is cost-free under federal law. But, as one woman discovered, answering a doctor's follow-up questions might not be.

They were injured at the Super Bowl parade. A month later, they feel forgotten

A Kansas family remembers Valentine's Day as the start of panic attacks, life-altering trauma and waking to nightmares of gunfire. They wonder how they'll recover from the Kansas City parade shooting.

Wendy Williams is diagnosed with aphasia and frontotemporal dementia

News of the former TV host's medical diagnosis comes days ahead of the TV premiere of Where is Wendy Williams? — a two-part documentary detailing her health battles.

The hope was that bringing many other services to people with high needs would stabilize their health problems. While the strategy has succeeded sometimes, it hasn't saved money.

How do you help patients who show up in the ER 100 times a year?

For decades, nonprofits, health insurers and hospitals have been trying to solve the problem of the people who need the emergency room again and again. Here are some of the lessons they've learned.

Medium section shot of unrecognizable boy playing trumpet during school orchestra rehearsal in classroom

Foster kids miss out on sports and music. A new California plan aims to help them catch up

A new proposal from the Newsom administration would steer more money to foster children with the greatest needs while also setting aside funds for them to pursue their passions.

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