Got Rats? Join The Club
Business is booming for East Coast exterminators as residents are seeing rats in new places. Experts blame human behavior and mild winters.
Health & Safety
In Pennsylvania, People Lined Up For Free Naloxone
Across the state, volunteers in Pennsylvania distributed naloxone on Thursday. The drug reverses the effects of opioid overdose. The giveaway was part of a state plan to combat the opioid epidemic.
Video Catches Delivery Man In India Sampling Food He Is Delivering
At first people were annoyed at his food skimming. Then he got fired — and a debate began about whether workers in the billion dollar "to go" biz are treated fairly.
Health Costs Bear Down On Families Who Don't Qualify For ACA Subsidies
Rising costs have driven millions who don't get a subsidy for their Affordable Care Act health plan to drop the coverage or turn to cheaper, less comprehensive — and sometimes inadequate — insurance.
ACA Sign-Ups Have Lagged For 2019. But What Does That Mean?
The pace of enrollment in Affordable Care Act plans is slower than in past years. That could mean fewer people will have health coverage — or that more people are getting insurance via their work.
Scientists Say Gene-Edited Babies Claim Is 'Wake-Up Call' For World
U.S. National Academy of Medicine, U.S. National Academy of Sciences, and Chinese Academy of Sciences call for international gene-editing standards. Critics blast statement as inadequate.
A Virus Can Eavesdrop On Bacterial Communication
A researcher had an idea about viruses that was wild. And it turned out to be true.
Take Care: The Affordable Care Act In 2018
Enrollment in the ACA is down compared to this time last year.
Kotex Recalls Some Tampons After Reports Of Unraveling Inside Body
Some boxes of U by Kotex Sleek Tampons, regular absorbency, have a "quality-related defect" that left pieces of the tampon inside the bodies of some consumers — in some cases causing infection.
Nurse Denied Life Insurance Because She Carries Naloxone
The U.S. surgeon general has called on "bystanders" to be equipped with the opioid reversal drug to save lives. But when a nurse answered that call, her application for life insurance was denied. Why?