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Author Sonia Shah says that urbanization and air travel put the global population at an increased risk for disease. "Zika is a great example of how new pathogens are emerging today," she says.

Health officials say the risk of cancer from some of the retailer's laminate floor products is three times higher than previously thought.

Two businessmen — one of whom was born in Cuba — have been granted permission to build the first U.S. factory on the island nation since 1960. They plan to produce small tractors for Cuban farmers.

Scientists say the buzz picked up by hydrophones in the Pacific may be caused by "fish farts" — the emptying of air bladders that let clouds of fish rise and fall during daily hunts for food.

Estrogen supplements have been linked to cancer risk, but vaginal estrogen is probably safe for women who have had breast cancer, a national gynecologists's group says. It can help with side effects.

The former NSA chief said the intelligence agencies were convinced that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction. Hayden discusses his role in an interview with NPR's Robert Siegel.

In any typical year, a Republican who won in New Hampshire and South Carolina would be considered a shoo-in for the nomination. But 2016 is no ordinary year, and Donald Trump is no ordinary candidate.

Medicare compiles ratings of agencies' quality and of patients' perceptions. But the stars assigned by the government often don't align.

For more than 300 years, children have performed kabuki, Japan's classical theater, in the village of Damine. But as residents age or leave for cities, Damine is running out of young performers.

Iranians vote Friday for parliament and a committee that could someday choose the next supreme leader. Reformers aren't getting traction as the benefits from the nuclear deal are slow to materialize.