Guides · Updated November 2, 2026
Free health and science news sites
Several specialist health and science publications keep their best reporting behind subscriptions. Reliable health and science news is still widely available free, from nonprofit newsrooms, public broadcasters and research news services.
These are good places to follow new studies, health policy and space and physics discoveries.
Health news and policy
KFF Health News
A nonprofit newsroom covering US health policy, insurance and hospitals; all stories are free. See KFF Health News headlines on NoWall News
NPR
America's public radio network. National, world, politics and culture reporting, paid for by member stations, sponsors and listener donations, so nothing on npr.org is paywalled. See NPR headlines on NoWall News
WHO
The World Health Organization's news releases on outbreaks and global health. See WHO headlines on NoWall News
Healthline
Health news and medically reviewed explainers. See Healthline headlines on NoWall News
New research
ScienceDaily
Research news drawn from universities and labs, updated many times a day. See ScienceDaily headlines on NoWall News
Medical Xpress
Daily summaries of new medical research. See Medical Xpress headlines on NoWall News
Phys.org
Daily physics, chemistry and earth-science research news. See Phys.org headlines on NoWall News
Space and big ideas
NASA
Space missions and discoveries straight from the agency. See NASA headlines on NoWall News
Space.com
Space, astronomy and launch news. See Space.com headlines on NoWall News
Quanta Magazine
Deeply reported math, physics, biology and computer science stories, funded by the Simons Foundation and free to read. See Quanta Magazine headlines on NoWall News
Smithsonian
History, science and culture stories from Smithsonian Magazine. See Smithsonian headlines on NoWall News
See them all in one place
NoWall News collects the latest headlines from these outlets and dozens more, all free to read, refreshed every few minutes.
Questions
Where can I read health news free?
KFF Health News is a nonprofit newsroom whose stories are all free. NPR's health desk and the World Health Organization's news releases are also free.
Is Quanta Magazine free?
Yes. Quanta Magazine is funded by the Simons Foundation and all its articles are free to read.
How do I find new scientific studies?
ScienceDaily, Phys.org and Medical Xpress publish summaries of new research from universities and labs every day.