Health & Safety

After Mastectomy, Young Woman's Tattoo Helps Her Feel Whole Again

8:15pm August 14, 2017

by Rebecca Davis

Nicole was only 23 when she had a double mastectomy following a breast cancer diagnosis. After she recovered, Nicole got a chest tattoo that symbolized how she wants to live life after cancer.

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President Trump at a listening session with health insurance executives at the White House earlier this year.

Trump Administration Extends Deadline For Insurers To Decide On Obamacare Markets

5:35pm August 14, 2017

by Alison Kodjak

The extension leaves time for President Trump to decide whether to continue crucial payments to insurers and for insurers to figure out how they would operate without them if they were to disappear.

Surface stains from things like coffee, tea, tobacco and red wine can be lightened with routine brushing, flossing and professional cleaning in the dental office. But deeper stains that come with age and damage to the tooth require bleaching agents or ven

Navigating The 'Aisle Of Confusion' To Whiten Your Teeth

5:21pm August 14, 2017

by Patti Neighmond

The whiter the smile the more attractive the person, research finds. Both men and women say white teeth matter when choosing a mate. This may be why whitening teeth is a $3.2 billion industry.

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A quarter of Americans say they don't have enough time at work to do their jobs, and about half of them bring work home.

Work Can Be Stressful, Dangerous And Sometimes Great

3:28pm August 14, 2017

by April Fulton

America's workers are subject to more physical harm and emotional stress than you might think, but many of these challenges can be mitigated by a good boss and good friends.

In her book The Virginia State Colony For Epileptics And Feebleminded, poet Molly McCully Brown explores themes of disability, eugenics and faith.

Poet Imagines Life Inside A 1910 Institution That Eugenics Built

3:27pm August 14, 2017

by Terry Gross

Molly McCully Brown, who has cerebral palsy, says that if she'd been born in a different era, she might have been sent to the "Virginia State Colony," an early landmark of the U.S. eugenics movement.

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Your diet can influence your appearance. You knew that. But did you know that what you eat can also affect your body odor and your attractiveness to the opposite sex?

Health & Safety

Men, Listen Up: Women Like The Smell Of Guys Who Eat A Certain Diet

2:11pm August 14, 2017

by Allison Aubrey

Your diet can influence your appearance. You knew that. But did you know that what you eat can also affect your body odor and your attractiveness to the opposite sex?

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Researcher Chenai Mathabire, center, takes part in an HIV awareness campaign in Malawi in 2016.

Nurse Wins Prize For Research On Benefits Of Faster Tuberculosis Testing

11:02am August 14, 2017

by Sasha Ingber

Chenai Mathabire dreamed of being a model, but life had different plans. She recently won an award for proving that a rapid TB test could be used successfully in clinics across southeastern Africa.

An STD testing kit from myLAB Box allows users to gather samples at home and mail them back to the company.

You Can Order a Dozen STD Tests Online — But Should You?

5:00am August 13, 2017

by Tara Haelle

It sounds so simple: Order a kit online, test for sexually transmitted diseases in the privacy of home and mail it back. But deciding what to test for and who gets tested is far from easy.

Nicole O'Hara was diagnosed with breast cancer at 29 years old. She decided to have her mastectomy scars covered up with a tattoo.

VIDEO: Where Mastectomy Scars Raged, A Tattoo Garden Blooms

5:00am August 12, 2017

Nicole O'Hara was 29 when she had a double mastectomy after a cancer diagnosis. She chose to cover the scars with a tattoo that blooms like her garden, with apple blossoms, bluebells and heather.

Overdoses from heroin and other opioids have led six states to declare public health emergencies.

From Alaska To Florida, States Respond To Opioid Crisis With Emergency Declarations

6:14pm August 11, 2017

by Greg Allen

President Trump announced Thursday that his administration plans to declare a national emergency to deal with the opioid epidemic. Six states have already taken this step.

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