Maria Godoy

Avocado oil is having a moment. Browse the aisles of the grocery store and you'll find packaged goods like chips, salad dressings and mayonnaise, all boasting that they're made with avocado oil.

Sales of avocado oil and products made with it are booming as consumers willingly pay a premium, drawn by the oil's health halo.

For the second year in a row, the U.S. has reported a record-breaking number of measles cases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday said the country has now confirmed 2,318 measles cases -- the highest case count since 1991.

School used to be pretty easy for Kate Jarvis when she was a little girl, back in the 1980s.

They are the first reported deaths linked to a massive outbreak of the intestinal illness that began in May.

For decades, ADHD was viewed as a childhood condition that mostly affected boys. Researchers now know ADHD manifests differently in girls, but many still go undiagnosed until adulthood.

Two people have died as part of the cyclosporiasis outbreak in Michigan, according to the state's Department of Health and Human Services.

NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to reporter Maria Godoy about how parents can wade through the noise and opinions to find information to help keep their kids healthy.

NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to reporter Maria Godoy about how parents can wade through the noise and opinions to find information to help keep their kids healthy.

Some 42,000 people in Reno, Nev. have been forced to evacuate, and another 45,000 have been told to prepare to leave, as a fast-growing wildfire spread toward neighborhoods in the northern part of the city on Sunday.