<rss xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" version="2.0"><channel><title>NBC News Health</title><link>https://www.nbcnews.com/</link><description>NBC News Health</description><language>en-US</language><copyright>© 2026 NBCNews.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><url>https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/MSNBC/Components/Media/NBC-promo-graphics/nbc-news.png</url><title>NBC News Health</title><link>https://www.nbcnews.com/</link></image><item><dc:creator>Aryelle Siclait</dc:creator><dateTimeWritten>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT</dateTimeWritten><description>An urologist explains why a PSA test is just the first step in the screening process for prostate cancer screenings. Learn what contributes to your PSA results.</description><expires>2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000</expires><guid>https://www.today.com/health/men-s-health/psa-levels-prostate-cancer-rcna601705</guid><link>https://www.today.com/health/men-s-health/psa-levels-prostate-cancer-rcna601705</link><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/Never-have-i-ever-psa-levels-as10052026-15de18.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="900" width="1800"><media:credit>Getty</media:credit><media:text type="plain"></media:text><media:description type="plain"></media:description></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/Never-have-i-ever-psa-levels-as10052026-15de18.jpg" height="900" width="1800"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><title>The 1 Thing To Remember About Your PSA Results During Prostate Cancer Screening</title><updateDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT</updateDate></item><item><dc:creator>Gina Vivinetto</dc:creator><dateTimeWritten>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 20:07:59 GMT</dateTimeWritten><description>A 61-year-old grandmother from Canada has wowed the internet by breaking her own Guinness World Record for longest time planking after holding the position for five hours.</description><expires>2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000</expires><guid>https://www.today.com/health/womens-health/61-grandmother-5-hour-plank-breaks-record-rcna602378</guid><link>https://www.today.com/health/womens-health/61-grandmother-5-hour-plank-breaks-record-rcna602378</link><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/DonnaJean-Wilde-plank-lc-261008-4acd34.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="415" width="739"><media:credit>Huntsman World Senior Games: The Senior World Championships</media:credit><media:text type="plain">At 61 years old, DonnaJean Wilde completed a five-hour plank.</media:text><media:description type="plain">At 61 years old, DonnaJean Wilde completed a five-hour plank.</media:description></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/DonnaJean-Wilde-plank-lc-261008-4acd34.jpg" height="415" width="739"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 20:07:59 GMT</pubDate><title>At 61 Years Old, This Grandmother of 12 Broke Her Own World Record With a 5-Hour Plank</title><updateDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 20:07:59 GMT</updateDate></item><item><dc:creator>A. Pawlowski</dc:creator><dateTimeWritten>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:12:40 GMT</dateTimeWritten><description>What are the symptoms of depression? A psychiatrist reveals the subtle warning signs she’d monitor in herself such as rumination, irritation and self-neglect.</description><expires>2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000</expires><guid>https://www.today.com/health/mind-body/depression-symptoms-psychiatrist-monitors-in-herself-rcna602523</guid><link>https://www.today.com/health/mind-body/depression-symptoms-psychiatrist-monitors-in-herself-rcna602523</link><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/depression-symptom-check-mh-10092026-6dd1df.png" type="image/png" medium="image" height="1200" width="2400"><media:credit></media:credit><media:text type="plain"></media:text><media:description type="plain"></media:description></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/depression-symptom-check-mh-10092026-6dd1df.png" height="1200" width="2400"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:12:40 GMT</pubDate><title>Psychiatrist Shares 9 Depression Symptoms She’d Watch for in Herself: ‘Huge’ Warning Sign</title><updateDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:12:40 GMT</updateDate></item><item><dc:creator>Julie Tsirkin</dc:creator><dc:creator>Aria Bendix </dc:creator><dateTimeWritten>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 16:43:55 GMT</dateTimeWritten><description>A scorecard from MAHA activists suggests the Trump administration has broken most of its promises to the movement. The “burn feels especially raw,” one prominent activist said.</description><expires>2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000</expires><guid>https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/trump-rfk-jr-maha-promises-scorecard-pesticides-food-safety-rcna601905</guid><link>https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/trump-rfk-jr-maha-promises-scorecard-pesticides-food-safety-rcna601905</link><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/261006-rfk-maha-sjr-1351-5e967c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="973" width="1456"><media:credit>Bloomberg via Getty</media:credit><media:text type="plain">Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and a &#34;Make America Healthy Again&#34; hat.</media:text><media:description type="plain">Once loyal to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., advocates of the “Make America Healthy Again” movement have become some of his harshest critics. </media:description></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/261006-rfk-maha-sjr-1351-5e967c.jpg" height="973" width="1456"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 16:43:55 GMT</pubDate><title>MAHA fractures deepen as some RFK Jr. followers turn into harsh critics</title><updateDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 16:43:55 GMT</updateDate></item><item><dc:creator>Gina Vivinetto</dc:creator><dateTimeWritten>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 22:11:44 GMT</dateTimeWritten><description>A surprising new study found that people who sleep near their dogs don’t experience disrupted sleep. If anything we humans are the ones disturbing our dogs’ sleep. </description><expires>2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000</expires><guid>https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/secret-good-sleep-dog-bed-tracker-research-rcna601679</guid><link>https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/secret-good-sleep-dog-bed-tracker-research-rcna601679</link><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/261005-dog-in-bed-boston-ew-206p-ceeda7.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="5475" width="8205"><media:credit>Elise Wrabetz</media:credit><media:text type="plain">dog laying in a bed with light streaming in through the window</media:text><media:description type="plain">Humans off the bed? Trackers showed that people and dogs became active around the same time while they were sleeping, but it was the humans who moved first and disturbed their dogs, not the other way around.</media:description></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/261005-dog-in-bed-boston-ew-206p-ceeda7.jpg" height="5475" width="8205"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 22:11:44 GMT</pubDate><title>The secret to a good night’s rest? Let sleeping dogs lie — next to you</title><updateDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:38:31 GMT</updateDate></item><item><dateTimeWritten>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:35:01 GMT</dateTimeWritten><description>After developing an unprecedented and progressive spinal curvature, known, 10-year-old Macie Perna feared her love for playing softball may be lost forever. But, a life-changing operation at Shriners Children&#39;s Philadelphia called Vertebral Body Tethering, or VBT, hit those fears out of the park. Just six weeks later, Perna was back on the field stronger than ever before. Now, at 16, she has no restrictions and big dreams. Macie and her mother Michelle join TODAY&#39;s Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle</description><expires>2056-10-09T14:34:02.000+0000</expires><guid isPermaLink="false">tdy_health_10a_softball_player_spine_261009</guid><link>https://www.today.com/video/meet-the-teen-athlete-who-overcame-a-major-health-curveball-271334469508</link><media:content url="https://prodamdnewsencoding.akamaized.net/NBC_News_Digital/tdy_health_10a_softball_player_spine_261009/1/abs/index.m3u8" medium="video"><media:credit></media:credit><media:title>How This Teen&#39;s Health Journey Shaped Her Passion for Softball</media:title><media:player url="https://www.today.com/video/meet-the-teen-athlete-who-overcame-a-major-health-curveball-271334469508"></media:player><media:thumbnail url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/mpx/2704722219/2026_10/1791556429680_tdy_health_10a_softball_player_spine_261009_S3_1920x1080-qvzifc.jpg"></media:thumbnail><media:description type="plain">After developing an unprecedented and progressive spinal curvature, known, 10-year-old Macie Perna feared her love for playing softball may be lost forever. But, a life-changing operation at Shriners Children&#39;s Philadelphia called Vertebral Body Tethering, or VBT, hit those fears out of the park. Just six weeks later, Perna was back on the field stronger than ever before. Now, at 16, she has no restrictions and big dreams. Macie and her mother Michelle join TODAY&#39;s Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones to talk about her health journey and her role as a Shriners Children&#39;s International Patient Ambassador. She even gets a surprise from her favorite college athlete! (Sponsored by Shriners Children&#39;s)</media:description><media:subTitle type="text/srt" lang="en-US" url="https://prodamdnewsencoding.akamaized.net/NBC_News_Digital/nbcnews/captions/2026/10/1791556429680_tdy_health_10a_softball_player_spine_261009.srt"></media:subTitle><media:subTitle type="text/vtt" lang="en-US" url="https://prodamdnewsencoding.akamaized.net/NBC_News_Digital/nbcnews/captions/2026/10/1791556429680_tdy_health_10a_softball_player_spine_261009.vtt"></media:subTitle></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/mpx/2704722219/2026_10/1791556429680_tdy_health_10a_softball_player_spine_261009_S3_1920x1080-qvzifc.jpg"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:33:58 GMT</pubDate><title>How This Teen&#39;s Health Journey Shaped Her Passion for Softball</title><updateDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:35:01 GMT</updateDate></item><item><dateTimeWritten>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:28:20 GMT</dateTimeWritten><description>A hotel room may appear to be squeaky clean but harmful germs could be lurking in places you might not expect. Plush carpets could inhabit E. coli and staph that can hitch a ride on shoes and wheeling suitcases. Reporting for TODAY, NBC’s Vicky Nguyen teams up with an environmental testing lab and books two room in New York City to swab for bacteria and viruses.</description><expires>2056-10-08T15:27:43.000+0000</expires><guid isPermaLink="false">tdy_health_8a_nguyen_hotel_cleanliness_261008</guid><link>https://www.today.com/video/how-clean-are-hotel-rooms-what-to-know-before-checking-in-271266885822</link><media:content url="https://prodamdnewsencoding.akamaized.net/NBC_News_Digital/tdy_health_8a_nguyen_hotel_cleanliness_261008/1/abs/index.m3u8" medium="video"><media:credit></media:credit><media:title>How Clean are Hotel Rooms? What to Know Before Checking in</media:title><media:player url="https://www.today.com/video/how-clean-are-hotel-rooms-what-to-know-before-checking-in-271266885822"></media:player><media:thumbnail url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/mpx/2704722219/2026_10/tdy_hotel-8bq5hp.jpg"></media:thumbnail><media:description type="plain">A hotel room may appear to be squeaky clean but harmful germs could be lurking in places you might not expect. Plush carpets could inhabit E. coli and staph that can hitch a ride on shoes and wheeling suitcases. Reporting for TODAY, NBC’s Vicky Nguyen teams up with an environmental testing lab and books two room in New York City to swab for bacteria and viruses.</media:description><media:subTitle type="text/srt" lang="en-US" url="https://prodamdnewsencoding.akamaized.net/NBC_News_Digital/nbcnews/captions/2026/10/tdy_health_8a_nguyen_hotel_cleanliness_261008_1120.srt"></media:subTitle><media:subTitle type="text/vtt" lang="en-US" url="https://prodamdnewsencoding.akamaized.net/NBC_News_Digital/nbcnews/captions/2026/10/tdy_health_8a_nguyen_hotel_cleanliness_261008_1120.vtt"></media:subTitle></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/mpx/2704722219/2026_10/tdy_hotel-8bq5hp.jpg"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:20:53 GMT</pubDate><title>How Clean are Hotel Rooms? What to Know Before Checking in</title><updateDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:28:20 GMT</updateDate></item><item><dateTimeWritten>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:39:49 GMT</dateTimeWritten><description>Setting boundaries can be difficult and guilt-inducing, but it doesn&#39;t have to be. Psychotherapist and author Niro Feliciano joins the 3rd Hour of TODAY to share helpful tips on how to set boundaries in your personal, romantic and work life. She explains how creating limits for yourself can foster healthier relationships and better mental health. &#34;Anyone who has issues with your boundaries,&#34; Feliciano says, &#34;they&#39;re the people who benefited from you not having them.&#34;</description><expires>2056-10-08T14:39:11.000+0000</expires><guid isPermaLink="false">tdy_health_9a_setting_boundaries_261008</guid><link>https://www.today.com/video/how-to-set-boundaries-at-home-and-at-work-without-the-guilt-271263301576</link><media:content url="https://prodamdnewsencoding.akamaized.net/NBC_News_Digital/tdy_health_9a_setting_boundaries_261008/1/abs/index.m3u8" medium="video"><media:credit></media:credit><media:title>How to Set Boundaries at Home and at Work Without the Guilt</media:title><media:player url="https://www.today.com/video/how-to-set-boundaries-at-home-and-at-work-without-the-guilt-271263301576"></media:player><media:thumbnail url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/mpx/2704722219/2026_10/1791470339364_tdy_health_9a_setting_boundaries_261008_S3_1920x1080-nej77j.jpg"></media:thumbnail><media:description type="plain">Setting boundaries can be difficult and guilt-inducing, but it doesn&#39;t have to be. Psychotherapist and author Niro Feliciano joins the 3rd Hour of TODAY to share helpful tips on how to set boundaries in your personal, romantic and work life. She explains how creating limits for yourself can foster healthier relationships and better mental health. &#34;Anyone who has issues with your boundaries,&#34; Feliciano says, &#34;they&#39;re the people who benefited from you not having them.&#34;</media:description><media:subTitle type="text/srt" lang="en-US" url="https://prodamdnewsencoding.akamaized.net/NBC_News_Digital/nbcnews/captions/2026/10/1791470339364_tdy_health_9a_setting_boundaries_261008.srt"></media:subTitle><media:subTitle type="text/vtt" lang="en-US" url="https://prodamdnewsencoding.akamaized.net/NBC_News_Digital/nbcnews/captions/2026/10/1791470339364_tdy_health_9a_setting_boundaries_261008.vtt"></media:subTitle></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/mpx/2704722219/2026_10/1791470339364_tdy_health_9a_setting_boundaries_261008_S3_1920x1080-nej77j.jpg"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:39:06 GMT</pubDate><title>How to Set Boundaries at Home and at Work Without the Guilt</title><updateDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:39:49 GMT</updateDate></item><item><dateTimeWritten>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:33:45 GMT</dateTimeWritten><description>Maintaining a healthy gut is a vital way to lower risks of illnesses like heart disease and dementia. Gastrointestinal health expert Dr. Trisha Pasricha joins the 3rd Hour of TODAY to share tips to improve  gut health, including eating more fiber, diversifying fruits and vegetables in meals, and introducing fermented foods into your diet.</description><expires>2056-10-08T13:33:03.000+0000</expires><guid isPermaLink="false">tdy_food_9a_gut_foods_261008</guid><link>https://www.today.com/video/why-fermented-foods-are-important-for-maintaining-a-healthy-gut-271258181730</link><media:content url="https://prodamdnewsencoding.akamaized.net/NBC_News_Digital/tdy_food_9a_gut_foods_261008/1/abs/index.m3u8" medium="video"><media:credit></media:credit><media:title>Foods to Add to Your Diet for a Healthy and Happy Gut</media:title><media:player url="https://www.today.com/video/why-fermented-foods-are-important-for-maintaining-a-healthy-gut-271258181730"></media:player><media:thumbnail url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/mpx/2704722219/2026_10/1791466372307_tdy_food_9a_gut_foods_261008_S3_1920x1080-n88fbx.jpg"></media:thumbnail><media:description type="plain">Maintaining a healthy gut is a vital way to lower risks of illnesses like heart disease and dementia. Gastrointestinal health expert Dr. Trisha Pasricha joins the 3rd Hour of TODAY to share tips to improve  gut health, including eating more fiber, diversifying fruits and vegetables in meals, and introducing fermented foods into your diet.</media:description><media:subTitle type="text/srt" lang="en-US" url="https://prodamdnewsencoding.akamaized.net/NBC_News_Digital/nbcnews/captions/2026/10/1791466372307_tdy_food_9a_gut_foods_261008.srt"></media:subTitle><media:subTitle type="text/vtt" lang="en-US" url="https://prodamdnewsencoding.akamaized.net/NBC_News_Digital/nbcnews/captions/2026/10/1791466372307_tdy_food_9a_gut_foods_261008.vtt"></media:subTitle></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/mpx/2704722219/2026_10/1791466372307_tdy_food_9a_gut_foods_261008_S3_1920x1080-n88fbx.jpg"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:32:59 GMT</pubDate><title>Foods to Add to Your Diet for a Healthy and Happy Gut</title><updateDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:33:45 GMT</updateDate></item><item><dc:creator>Zoe Malin</dc:creator><dateTimeWritten>Fri, 24 May 2024 15:41:06 GMT</dateTimeWritten><description>We tested eight filtered shower heads over two years from Jolie, Canopy, Act+Acre and Afina to see which ones really improve hair, skin and water quality.</description><expires>2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000</expires><guid>https://www.nbcnews.com/select/shopping/best-filtered-showerheads-rcna153901</guid><link>https://www.nbcnews.com/select/shopping/best-filtered-showerheads-rcna153901</link><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-02/260224-shower-heads-vl-main-b447cd.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1200" width="2400"><media:credit>Courtesy of Rebecca Rodriguez; Courtesy of Zoe Malin</media:credit><media:text type="plain">Filtered shower heads purify water before it hits your body to get rid of chlorine, heavy metals and other minerals.</media:text><media:description type="plain">Filtered shower heads purify water before it hits your body to get rid of chlorine, heavy metals and other minerals.</media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-02/260224-shower-heads-vl-sq-d5baf7.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1200" width="1200"><media:credit>Courtesy of Rebecca Rodriguez; Courtesy of Zoe Malin</media:credit><media:text type="plain">Filtered shower heads purify water before it hits your body to get rid of chlorine, heavy metals and other minerals.</media:text><media:description type="plain">Filtered shower heads purify water before it hits your body to get rid of chlorine, heavy metals and other minerals.</media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2024-05/IMG8546-e72aad.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1364" width="1169"><media:credit>Courtesy Zoe Malin</media:credit><media:text type="plain">The chrome Jolie filtered showerhead installed in a bathroom</media:text><media:description type="plain">Filtered shower heads purify water before it hits your body to get rid of chlorine, heavy metals and other minerals.</media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-02/Sproos-shower-head-jem-0a32f7.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1200" width="1200"><media:credit>Courtesy of Jem Alabi</media:credit><media:text type="plain">Since using Sproos’ filtered showerhead, Alabi has noticed improvements in her hair and skin health, especially as someone with keratosis pilaris.</media:text><media:description type="plain">Filtered shower heads purify water before it hits your body to get rid of chlorine, heavy metals and other minerals.</media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2025-03/canopy-handheld-filtered-showerhead-4062db.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1200" width="1200"><media:credit>Courtesy Zoe Malin</media:credit><media:text type="plain">A showerhead with Canopy’s Handheld Filtered Showerhead next to it, left, and a woman’s hand holding Canopy’s Handheld Filtered Showerhead off of its base.</media:text><media:description type="plain">Filtered shower heads purify water before it hits your body to get rid of chlorine, heavy metals and other minerals.</media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-02/aquatru-shower-head-kara-b1b80a.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1200" width="1200"><media:credit>Courtesy of Kara Birnbaum</media:credit><media:text type="plain">A silver AquaTru filtered showerhead installed in a bathroom.</media:text><media:description type="plain">Filtered shower heads purify water before it hits your body to get rid of chlorine, heavy metals and other minerals.</media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2024-05/IMG8091-2-30367b.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="4330" width="4057"><media:credit>Courtesy Zoe Malin</media:credit><media:text type="plain">The Canopy filtered showerhead in a Polished Chrome color installed in a bathroom</media:text><media:description type="plain">Filtered shower heads purify water before it hits your body to get rid of chlorine, heavy metals and other minerals.</media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2025-08/Hydroviv-Filtered-Showerhead-200fff.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1200" width="1200"><media:credit>Courtesy of Lindsay Schneider</media:credit><media:text type="plain">Hydroviv’s Filtered Showerhead installed in a bathroom.</media:text><media:description type="plain">Filtered shower heads purify water before it hits your body to get rid of chlorine, heavy metals and other minerals.</media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-03/higherdose-red-light-showerhead-filter-c44fb9.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1200" width="1200"><media:credit>Courtesy Mili Godio</media:credit><media:text type="plain">HigherDose’s Red Light Showerhead Filter installed in a bathroom.</media:text><media:description type="plain">Filtered shower heads purify water before it hits your body to get rid of chlorine, heavy metals and other minerals.</media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2024-05/IMG8088-2-677d96.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="4433" width="4277"><media:credit>Courtesy Rebecca Rodriguez</media:credit><media:text type="plain">The Afina A-01 filtered showerheadead in black installed in a bathroom</media:text><media:description type="plain">Filtered shower heads purify water before it hits your body to get rid of chlorine, heavy metals and other minerals.</media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2024-05/IMG8065-2-e89f33.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="4091" width="4284"><media:credit>Courtesy Zoe Malin</media:credit><media:text type="plain">The Act+Acre showerhead filter installed in a bathroom</media:text><media:description type="plain">Filtered shower heads purify water before it hits your body to get rid of chlorine, heavy metals and other minerals.</media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-03/Nuud-Filtered-Showerhead-fe467e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1200" width="1200"><media:credit>Courtesy Nikki Brown</media:credit><media:text type="plain">A silver Nuud No1 Filtered Showerhead installed in a bathroom.</media:text><media:description type="plain">Filtered shower heads purify water before it hits your body to get rid of chlorine, heavy metals and other minerals.</media:description></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-02/260224-shower-heads-vl-main-b447cd.jpg" height="1200" width="2400"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2024 15:41:06 GMT</pubDate><title>We&#39;ve tested 10 filtered showerheads (so far) — these are the ones that work</title><updateDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 16:32:18 GMT</updateDate></item><item><dc:creator>Mili Godio</dc:creator><dateTimeWritten>Wed, 08 Nov 2023 21:07:58 GMT</dateTimeWritten><description>Which scar treatment is best for you? Dermatologists share top scar creams, gels and treatments that actually work to fade scars on your face and body.</description><expires>2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000</expires><guid>https://www.nbcnews.com/select/shopping/scar-treatments-rcna124032</guid><link>https://www.nbcnews.com/select/shopping/scar-treatments-rcna124032</link><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2023-09/230927-scarring-vl-main-f10af9.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1200" width="2400"><media:credit>Kara Birnbaum / NBC </media:credit><media:text type="plain">Scars are permanent, so treatment often involves simply reducing their appearance. Each of the three main types of scars — atrophic, hypertrophic and keloids — has its own in-office and at-home treatments, according to experts.</media:text><media:description type="plain">Scars are permanent, so treatment often involves simply reducing their appearance. Each of the three main types of scars — atrophic, hypertrophic and keloids — has its own in-office and at-home treatments, according to experts.</media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2024-08/240812-topicals-faded-ode-bd-inline-2-1-84d852.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1200" width="1200"><media:credit>Courtesy Ashley Morris</media:credit><media:text type="plain">On the left, a woman displays acne scars on her left cheek. The scars appear two to three shades darker than her natural darker complexion. On the right, an image of the same acne scars appear eight weeks later; this time, they are lighter and blend more into her skin tone.</media:text><media:description type="plain">Scars are permanent, so treatment often involves simply reducing their appearance. Each of the three main types of scars — atrophic, hypertrophic and keloids — has its own in-office and at-home treatments, according to experts.</media:description></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2023-09/230927-scarring-vl-main-f10af9.jpg" height="1200" width="2400"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2023 21:07:58 GMT</pubDate><title>The most effective over-the-counter products for fading scars</title><updateDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 16:22:34 GMT</updateDate></item><item><dc:creator>Mili Godio</dc:creator><dateTimeWritten>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 20:33:56 GMT</dateTimeWritten><description>We asked experts for the best meal delivery services in 2026. These are the best meal kit services for everyone from Blue Apron, Home Chef, CookUnity and more.</description><expires>2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000</expires><guid>https://www.nbcnews.com/select/shopping/best-meal-delivery-services-rcna224305</guid><link>https://www.nbcnews.com/select/shopping/best-meal-delivery-services-rcna224305</link><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2025-08/250807-meal-delivery-bd-main-4202d3.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1200" width="2400"><media:credit>Courtesy Zoe Malin</media:credit><media:text type="plain">Our editors tried meal delivery services from popular brands like Blue Apron, Home Chef, Factor and CookUnity. Here&#39;s what we thought.</media:text><media:description type="plain">Our editors tried meal delivery services from popular brands like Blue Apron, Home Chef, Factor and CookUnity. Here&#39;s what we thought.</media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2025-08/250807-meal-delivery-bd-sq-7ea44a.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1200" width="1200"><media:credit>Courtesy Zoe Malin</media:credit><media:text type="plain">Our editors tried meal delivery services from popular brands like Blue Apron, Home Chef, Factor and CookUnity. Here&#39;s what we thought.</media:text><media:description type="plain">Our editors tried meal delivery services from popular brands like Blue Apron, Home Chef, Factor and CookUnity. Here&#39;s what we thought.</media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2024-05/240510-meal-delivery-service-kb-inline-630273.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1200" width="1200"><media:credit>Courtesy Zoe Malin</media:credit><media:text type="plain">Plate of broccoli and rice with protein.</media:text><media:description type="plain">Our editors tried meal delivery services from popular brands like Blue Apron, Home Chef, Factor and CookUnity. Here&#39;s what we thought.</media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2024-05/240510-meal-delivery-service-kb-inline-7-a027b8.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1200" width="1200"><media:credit>Courtesy Zoe Malin</media:credit><media:text type="plain">Cookunity black bag on a windowsill</media:text><media:description type="plain">Our editors tried meal delivery services from popular brands like Blue Apron, Home Chef, Factor and CookUnity. Here&#39;s what we thought.</media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2024-05/240510-meal-delivery-service-kb-inline-1-a16025.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1200" width="1200"><media:credit>Courtesy Mili Godio</media:credit><media:text type="plain">Factor meal tray placed into an oven</media:text><media:description type="plain">Our editors tried meal delivery services from popular brands like Blue Apron, Home Chef, Factor and CookUnity. Here&#39;s what we thought.</media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2025-08/250807-Splendid-Spoon-bd-inline-502697.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1200" width="1200"><media:credit>Courtesy Zoe Malin</media:credit><media:text type="plain">Picture of soup in green bowl</media:text><media:description type="plain">Our editors tried meal delivery services from popular brands like Blue Apron, Home Chef, Factor and CookUnity. Here&#39;s what we thought.</media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2025-08/250807-Splendid-Spoon-bd-inline-1-2722da.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1200" width="1200"><media:credit>Courtesy Zoe Malin</media:credit><media:text type="plain">Three Splendid Spoon smoothies side-by-side on a table.</media:text><media:description type="plain">Our editors tried meal delivery services from popular brands like Blue Apron, Home Chef, Factor and CookUnity. Here&#39;s what we thought.</media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2024-05/240510-meal-delivery-service-kb-inline-6-b7aa8a.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1200" width="1200"><media:credit>Courtesy Zoe Malin</media:credit><media:text type="plain">Cooked chickpea meal in a ceramic bowl</media:text><media:description type="plain">Our editors tried meal delivery services from popular brands like Blue Apron, Home Chef, Factor and CookUnity. Here&#39;s what we thought.</media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2024-05/240510-meal-delivery-service-kb-inline-4-085c98.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1200" width="1200"><media:credit>Courtesy Zoe Malin</media:credit><media:text type="plain">Packaged ingredients laid out on a cutting board</media:text><media:description type="plain">Our editors tried meal delivery services from popular brands like Blue Apron, Home Chef, Factor and CookUnity. Here&#39;s what we thought.</media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2024-05/240510-meal-delivery-service-kb-inline-3-5a830d.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1200" width="1200"><media:credit>Courtesy Zoe Malin</media:credit><media:text type="plain">Meal prepared with almon, potatoes and green beans on a plate</media:text><media:description type="plain">Our editors tried meal delivery services from popular brands like Blue Apron, Home Chef, Factor and CookUnity. Here&#39;s what we thought.</media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2025-08/250807-purple-carrot-bd-inline-634984.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1200" width="1200"><media:credit>Courtesy Zoe Malin</media:credit><media:text type="plain">Tray of broccoli and chickpeas meal next to a list of nutrition facts and preparation instructions.</media:text><media:description type="plain">Our editors tried meal delivery services from popular brands like Blue Apron, Home Chef, Factor and CookUnity. Here&#39;s what we thought.</media:description></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2025-08/250807-meal-delivery-bd-main-4202d3.jpg" height="1200" width="2400"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 20:33:56 GMT</pubDate><title>We tested over a dozen meal delivery services — these are the ones we recommend</title><updateDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 16:18:08 GMT</updateDate></item><item><dc:creator>Bethany Heitman</dc:creator><dateTimeWritten>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 11:02:40 GMT</dateTimeWritten><description>Walmart has Apple AirPods 4 on sale for $79, down from $130. That’s lower than the price during Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days. Here’s what to know. </description><expires>2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000</expires><guid>https://www.nbcnews.com/select/shopping/airpods-4-deal-of-the-day-2026-rcna602620</guid><link>https://www.nbcnews.com/select/shopping/airpods-4-deal-of-the-day-2026-rcna602620</link><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/Screenshot-2026-10-09-at-8-30e85c.png" type="image/png" medium="image" height="478" width="960"><media:credit>Walmart</media:credit><media:text type="plain">Apple’s Airpods 4 offer up to five hours of listening on a full charge. </media:text><media:description type="plain">Apple’s Airpods 4 offer up to five hours of listening on a full charge. </media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/Screenshot-2026-10-09-at-8-7ad494.png" type="image/png" medium="image" height="468" width="412"><media:credit></media:credit><media:text type="plain">Apple’s Airpods 4 offer up to five hours of listening on a full charge. </media:text><media:description type="plain">Apple’s Airpods 4 offer up to five hours of listening on a full charge. </media:description></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/Screenshot-2026-10-09-at-8-30e85c.png" height="478" width="960"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 11:02:40 GMT</pubDate><title>Deal alert: Walmart’s has AirPods 4 for $79 </title><updateDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 11:02:40 GMT</updateDate></item><item><dc:creator>Caroline Kee</dc:creator><dateTimeWritten>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:19:55 GMT</dateTimeWritten><description>The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way we work.</description><expires>2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000</expires><guid>https://www.today.com/health/mind-body/remote-work-vs-return-office-better-health-rcna597081</guid><link>https://www.today.com/health/mind-body/remote-work-vs-return-office-better-health-rcna597081</link><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/remote-work-vs-office-health-benefits-mh-10092027-a534e9.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1200" width="2400"><media:credit></media:credit><media:text type="plain"></media:text><media:description type="plain"></media:description></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/remote-work-vs-office-health-benefits-mh-10092027-a534e9.jpg" height="1200" width="2400"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:19:55 GMT</pubDate><title>Is Going to an Office Really Better for Your Health Than Remote Work? What the Research Shows</title><updateDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:19:55 GMT</updateDate></item><item><dc:creator>Joelle Gross</dc:creator><dc:creator>Joe Murphy</dc:creator><dc:creator>Melinda Yao</dc:creator><dateTimeWritten>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 20:23:45 GMT</dateTimeWritten><description>NBC News is tracking confirmed measles case counts and state infection tallies. This data will be updated regularly.</description><expires>2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000</expires><guid>https://www.nbcnews.com/data-graphics/track-measles-outbreak-cases-us-map-rcna198932</guid><link>https://www.nbcnews.com/data-graphics/track-measles-outbreak-cases-us-map-rcna198932</link><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-09/202609-weekly-measles-cover-2x1-282e92.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="900" width="1800"><media:credit></media:credit><media:text type="plain">This chart shows the weekly measles cases in the U.S. from January 2025 to the present. This August case counts are surging again, to as many as 200 new cases in a week. The max on this chart is nearly 300, reached in early January 2026.</media:text><media:description type="plain"></media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-09/202609-weekly-measles-cover-square-7f549e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1800" width="1800"><media:credit></media:credit><media:text type="plain">This chart shows the weekly measles cases in the U.S. from January 2025 to the present. This August case counts are surging again, to as many as 200 new cases in a week. The max on this chart is nearly 300, reached in early January 2026.</media:text><media:description type="plain"></media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-09/202609-weekly-measles-cover-3x2-c511e8.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1200" width="1800"><media:credit></media:credit><media:text type="plain">This chart shows the weekly measles cases in the U.S. from January 2025 to the present. This August case counts are surging again, to as many as 200 new cases in a week. The max on this chart is nearly 300, reached in early January 2026.</media:text><media:description type="plain"></media:description></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-09/202609-weekly-measles-cover-2x1-282e92.jpg" height="900" width="1800"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 20:23:45 GMT</pubDate><title>Map: Track the spread of measles in the U.S. </title><updateDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:19:53 GMT</updateDate></item><item><dc:creator>Caroline Kee</dc:creator><dateTimeWritten>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:45:40 GMT</dateTimeWritten><description>In TODAY.com’s Expert Tip of the Day, a gastroenterologist reveals her top high-fiber fall fruits and vegetables to support gut health. </description><expires>2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000</expires><guid>https://www.today.com/health/diet-fitness/high-fiber-fall-foods-gut-health-rcna602119</guid><link>https://www.today.com/health/diet-fitness/high-fiber-fall-foods-gut-health-rcna602119</link><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/high-fiber-fall-veggies-mh-10072026-83cfe3.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="900" width="1800"><media:credit></media:credit><media:text type="plain"></media:text><media:description type="plain"></media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2025-08/nebula-cms-fallback-logos-today-27b942.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="620" width="1240"><media:credit></media:credit><media:text type="plain"></media:text><media:description type="plain"></media:description></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/high-fiber-fall-veggies-mh-10072026-83cfe3.jpg" height="900" width="1800"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:45:40 GMT</pubDate><title>6 High-Fiber Fall Foods for Better Gut Health, Recommended by a GI Doctor</title><updateDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:11:48 GMT</updateDate></item><item><dc:creator>Berkeley Lovelace Jr. </dc:creator><dc:creator>Erika Edwards</dc:creator><dc:contributor>Janis Mackey Frayer</dc:contributor><dateTimeWritten>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 19:46:28 GMT</dateTimeWritten><description>The death of a 28-year-old woman who worked in an anti-plague laboratory in Russia is raising concerns about what caused her illness.</description><expires>2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000</expires><guid>https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/plague-suspected-russia-lab-pneumonic-siberia-symptoms-treatment-rcna601589</guid><link>https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/plague-suspected-russia-lab-pneumonic-siberia-symptoms-treatment-rcna601589</link><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/261005-Yersinia-pestis-rs-f81dd3.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1667" width="2500"><media:credit>Roger Harris</media:credit><media:text type="plain">Yersinia pestis bacteria, illustration</media:text><media:description type="plain">Plague is caused by the bacteria Yersinia pestis, and human plague remains endemic in some countries.</media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/261006-russia-health-watchdog-moscow-mb-0812-bda697.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1000" width="1500"><media:credit>Igor Ivanko</media:credit><media:text type="plain">Russian officials downplayed reports that a laboratory technician in Siberia had died of plague, insisting the situation was under control and that post-mortem tests had not found traces of the disease. </media:text><media:description type="plain">Staff members at Russia&#39;s consumer and health watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, in Moscow on Monday.</media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/261005-Irkutsk-rs-dba62c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1668" width="2500"><media:credit>via AP</media:credit><media:text type="plain">Russia Desease</media:text><media:description type="plain">Lab workers at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute of Siberia and Far East in an undated photo. </media:description></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/261005-Yersinia-pestis-rs-f81dd3.jpg" height="1667" width="2500"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 19:46:28 GMT</pubDate><title>What to know about pneumonic plague after woman in Russia dies from mysterious illness</title><updateDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 20:37:20 GMT</updateDate></item><item><dc:creator>Sarah Jacoby</dc:creator><dateTimeWritten>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:48:49 GMT</dateTimeWritten><description>For more than 20 years, Dr. Jennifer Litton has been treating breast cancer. Getting diagnosed with breast cancer herself showed her how far treatment has come.</description><expires>2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000</expires><guid>https://www.today.com/health/breast-cancer/breast-cancer-doctor-diagnosed-dcis-rcna601602</guid><link>https://www.today.com/health/breast-cancer/breast-cancer-doctor-diagnosed-dcis-rcna601602</link><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/jennifer-litton-breast-cancer-03-mh-10082026-7be4a7.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="2000" width="3000"><media:credit>Courtesy University of Texas MD Anderson</media:credit><media:text type="plain"></media:text><media:description type="plain"></media:description></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/jennifer-litton-breast-cancer-03-mh-10082026-7be4a7.jpg" height="2000" width="3000"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:48:49 GMT</pubDate><title>I’ve Treated Breast Cancer for 25 Years. Here’s What I Learned From My Own Diagnosis</title><updateDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:48:49 GMT</updateDate></item><item><dc:creator>Caroline Kee</dc:creator><dateTimeWritten>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:40:46 GMT</dateTimeWritten><description>The death of a lab technician in Russia from suspected pneumonic plague has sparked global alarm. Could it lead to a bigger outbreak, or a pandemic? Experts explain.</description><expires>2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000</expires><guid>https://www.today.com/health/news/suspected-pneumonic-plague-russia-case-lead-outbreak-experts-say-rcna601628</guid><link>https://www.today.com/health/news/suspected-pneumonic-plague-russia-case-lead-outbreak-experts-say-rcna601628</link><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/plague-russia-future-outbreaks-mh-10072026-ae86de.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="4000" width="6000"><media:credit>Visoot Uthairam</media:credit><media:text type="plain">Doctor are wearing medical rubber gloves,Concept of corona virus treatment.</media:text><media:description type="plain">Doctor in hazmat PPE protective clothing wear medical rubber gloves,Concept of corona virus treatment.</media:description></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/plague-russia-future-outbreaks-mh-10072026-ae86de.jpg" height="4000" width="6000"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:40:46 GMT</pubDate><title>Could the Suspected Pneumonic Plague Case in Russia Lead to an Outbreak? Experts Weigh in</title><updateDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:39:21 GMT</updateDate></item><item><dc:creator>Aryelle Siclait</dc:creator><dateTimeWritten>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:40 GMT</dateTimeWritten><description>Viola Davis is opening up about the time she had shingles, and a blistering rash spread accross her body. Now, the actor is spreading awareness about prevention.</description><expires>2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000</expires><guid>https://www.today.com/health/aging/viola-davis-shingles-exclusive-rcna601838</guid><link>https://www.today.com/health/aging/viola-davis-shingles-exclusive-rcna601838</link><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/Viola-davis-shingles-as10062026-f37f68.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="2475" width="3712"><media:credit>Emma McIntyre/Oscars</media:credit><media:text type="plain">Academy Museum 5th Annual Gala in Partnership with Rolex</media:text><media:description type="plain">LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Viola Davis attends the Academy Museum 5th Annual Gala in Partnership with Rolex at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 18, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Oscars/Getty Images for  Academy Museum of Motion Pictures)</media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/Viola-davis-shingles-as10072026-90a93e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="8640" width="4864"><media:credit>Courtesy GSK</media:credit><media:text type="plain">Viola Davis learned to pay attention to signs of distress in her body. &#34;Whenever something is off, it&#39;s valuable,&#34; she tells TODAY.com.</media:text><media:description type="plain">Viola Davis learned to pay attention to signs of distress in her body. &#34;Whenever something is off, it&#39;s valuable,&#34; she tells TODAY.com.</media:description></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/Viola-davis-shingles-as10062026-f37f68.jpg" height="2475" width="3712"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:40 GMT</pubDate><title>Viola Davis Reveals She Was Diagnosed With Shingles</title><updateDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:52:58 GMT</updateDate></item><item><dc:creator>Berkeley Lovelace Jr. </dc:creator><dc:creator>Aria Bendix </dc:creator><dateTimeWritten>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 01:29:38 GMT</dateTimeWritten><description>A federal judge in Louisiana ordered the agency to provide an update on its safety study as part of a lawsuit seeking to overturn a provision allowing mifepristone to be delivered by mail. </description><expires>2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000</expires><guid>https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fda-says-will-complete-safety-review-abortion-pill-march-rcna602161</guid><link>https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fda-says-will-complete-safety-review-abortion-pill-march-rcna602161</link><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/261007-abortion-pill-vsb-2102-370e86.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1667" width="2500"><media:credit>Shuran Huang</media:credit><media:text type="plain">A person holding a box of mifepristone.</media:text><media:description type="plain">A provision allowing telehealth prescribing of mifepristone has largely been responsible for preserving nationwide access to abortion since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. </media:description></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/261007-abortion-pill-vsb-2102-370e86.jpg" height="1667" width="2500"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 01:29:38 GMT</pubDate><title>FDA says it will complete safety review of abortion pill in March</title><updateDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 01:29:38 GMT</updateDate></item><item><dc:creator>Raquel Coronell Uribe</dc:creator><dc:contributor>Abigail Williams</dc:contributor><dc:contributor>Yuliya Talmazan</dc:contributor><dc:contributor>Colin Sheeley</dc:contributor><dateTimeWritten>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 22:29:20 GMT</dateTimeWritten><description>Trump has said the U.S. is willing to help Russia, where the death of a staffer at an anti-plague lab has sparked global public health concerns.</description><expires>2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000</expires><guid>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/says-call-scheduled-putin-possible-pneumonic-plague-case-russia-rcna601978</guid><link>https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/says-call-scheduled-putin-possible-pneumonic-plague-case-russia-rcna601978</link><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/261007-darya-shipilova-mb-1130-f9781c.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1000" width="1500"><media:credit>VK</media:credit><media:text type="plain">Darya Shipilova lab worker who died following a reported plague outbreak</media:text><media:description type="plain">Darya Shipilova, who died after reports of an outbreak at the anti-plague institute in Shelekov, Russia on Oct. 2, 2026. </media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/261007-irkutsk-mb-1259-f63fc8.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1000" width="1500"><media:credit>Tatyana Makeyeva</media:credit><media:text type="plain">The anti-plague institute in the Russian city of Irkutsk.</media:text><media:description type="plain">The anti-plague institute in the Russian city of Irkutsk on Wednesday.</media:description></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/261007-darya-shipilova-mb-1130-f9781c.jpg" height="1000" width="1500"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 22:29:20 GMT</pubDate><title>U.S. monitors suspected Russian plague case as Trump plans call with Putin</title><updateDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:37:45 GMT</updateDate></item><item><dc:creator>Brianna Steinhilber</dc:creator><dateTimeWritten>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:27:51 GMT</dateTimeWritten><description>On the Making Space podcast, psychologist and bestselling author Jonathan Haidt gives Hoda Kotb advice for reducing distractions and stress and reclaiming attention.</description><expires>2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000</expires><guid>https://www.today.com/health/mind-body/jonathan-haidt-gives-hoda-kotb-advice-phone-screen-time-making-space-rcna602048</guid><link>https://www.today.com/health/mind-body/jonathan-haidt-gives-hoda-kotb-advice-phone-screen-time-making-space-rcna602048</link><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/making-space-jonathan-haidt-hoda-kotbBS100726-2f979e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1200" width="2400"><media:credit>TODAY</media:credit><media:text type="plain">making space jonathan haidt hoda kotb</media:text><media:description type="plain"></media:description></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/making-space-jonathan-haidt-hoda-kotbBS100726-2f979e.jpg" height="1200" width="2400"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:27:51 GMT</pubDate><title>Hoda Kotb Says She’s Always ‘Rushing.’ Jonathan Haidt Says to Change 2 Things on Her Phone</title><updateDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:27:51 GMT</updateDate></item><item><dc:creator>Berkeley Lovelace Jr. </dc:creator><dateTimeWritten>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:00:40 GMT</dateTimeWritten><description>A recent analysis of TrumpRx.gov finds prices for certain brand-name drugs can be hit or miss. </description><expires>2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000</expires><guid>https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/trump-lowest-drug-prices-trumprx-discounts-report-rcna600716</guid><link>https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/trump-lowest-drug-prices-trumprx-discounts-report-rcna600716</link><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/261006-trump-nebraska-sjr-1512-2-67ad27.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1341" width="2011"><media:credit>Kent Nishimura</media:credit><media:text type="plain">President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Nebraska, standing in front of a crowd of people.</media:text><media:description type="plain">President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Pinnacle Bank Expo Center in Grand Island, Nebraska, on October 5, 2026. </media:description></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/261006-trump-nebraska-sjr-1512-2-67ad27.jpg" height="1341" width="2011"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:00:40 GMT</pubDate><title>Trump claims world’s lowest drug prices, but report shows a ‘mixed bag’</title><updateDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:00:40 GMT</updateDate></item><item><dc:creator>Joseph Lamour</dc:creator><dateTimeWritten>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:59:36 GMT</dateTimeWritten><description>“Bar Fairies,” the community activist group that gives out coffee to drivers who leave their cars at the bar, was founded in Montana to fight drunk driving.</description><expires>2112-01-01T00:00:00.000+0000</expires><guid>https://www.today.com/food/news/montana-bar-fairies-fight-drunk-driving-coffee-after-son-death-at-21-rcna601887</guid><link>https://www.today.com/food/news/montana-bar-fairies-fight-drunk-driving-coffee-after-son-death-at-21-rcna601887</link><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/montana-bar-fairies-2x1-eb-261007-4e0c5e.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1200" width="2400"><media:credit>Courtesy Montana Bar Fairies</media:credit><media:text type="plain"></media:text><media:description type="plain"></media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/montana-bar-fairies-1x1-eb-261007-0ed8c6.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1000" width="1000"><media:credit>Courtesy Montana Bar Fairies</media:credit><media:text type="plain"></media:text><media:description type="plain"></media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/montana-bar-fairies-16x9-eb-261007-dabb82.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="1080" width="1920"><media:credit>Courtesy Montana Bar Fairies</media:credit><media:text type="plain"></media:text><media:description type="plain"></media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/bar-fairies-carli-beth-70b077.png" type="image/png" medium="image" height="1234" width="1826"><media:credit>Montana Bar Fairies</media:credit><media:text type="plain">Carli Sampson and Beth McBride.</media:text><media:description type="plain">Carli Sampson and Beth McBride.</media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/bobby-dewbre-1-b0dd69.png" type="image/png" medium="image" height="1352" width="1086"><media:credit>Montana Bar Fairies</media:credit><media:text type="plain">Bobby Dewbre.</media:text><media:description type="plain">Bobby Dewbre.</media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/bar-fairies-b2dc55.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="2048" width="1536"><media:credit>Carli Sampson</media:credit><media:text type="plain">A note left by the Bar Fairies.</media:text><media:description type="plain">A note left by the Bar Fairies.</media:description></media:content><media:content url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/card-for-coworker-jl-89564a.png" type="image/png" medium="image" height="1116" width="1528"><media:credit>Carli Sampson</media:credit><media:text type="plain">A former coworker of Sampson&#39;s who was killed by a drunk driver.</media:text><media:description type="plain">A former coworker of Sampson&#39;s who was killed by a drunk driver.</media:description></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit_1500w/rockcms/2026-10/montana-bar-fairies-2x1-eb-261007-4e0c5e.jpg" height="1200" width="2400"></media:thumbnail><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:59:36 GMT</pubDate><title>‘Bar Fairies,’ a Community Activist Group, Fight Drunk Driving With Free Coffee</title><updateDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:59:36 GMT</updateDate></item></channel></rss>