Health & Safety

Ankle pain, conceptual computer artwork.

Is Inflammation Bad For You Or Good For You?

4:50pm July 21, 2017

by Katherine Hobson

It depends what's causing the inflammation and how long it lasts. But the habits that keep you healthy overall also help prevent the bad inflammation that increases the risk of chronic disease.

News Brief: GOP Presses On With Health Bill; NAACP Gathers For Convention

8:50am July 21, 2017

We examine what options Senate Republicans have left if they want to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. The country's oldest civil rights organization, the NAACP, is looking for a new leader.

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Senate Will Hold Another Health Care Vote Next Week

8:11am July 21, 2017

by Susan Davis

What options do Senate Republicans have left in their effort to undo the Affordable Care Act, which is also known as Obamacare? The stakes seem much bigger than just health care.

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Glioblastomas are the most common malignant brain tumor. About 12,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with the cancer every year.

John McCain Was Diagnosed With A Glioblastoma, Among The Deadliest Of Cancers

9:07pm July 20, 2017

by Jon Hamilton

About 12,000 people are diagnosed with a glioblastoma each year in the U.S. Fewer than a third of them will survive beyond two years.

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An illustration of index cards showing the Affordable Care Act, the Affordable Health Care Act, the Better Care Reconciliation Act and the Senate's repeal-only plan

With So Many Obamacare Repeal Options In Play, Confusion Reigns

8:59pm July 20, 2017

by Gisele Grayson

Congress has been trying to repeal and/or replace the Affordable Care Act for years. Now it's down to the wire, but there are multiple proposals on the Senate's table, and more could be on the way.

The Side Effect Of That New Malaria Drug? American Jobs

5:30pm July 20, 2017

by Malaka Gharib

The Trump administration wants to cut the U.S. global health budget. A new study puts a different spin on the spending.

Senate Republicans Look Down Uncertain Path On Health Care

4:56pm July 20, 2017

by Scott Detrow

Some Senate Republicans have suggested they will work with Democrats to craft legislation on health care after their party failed repeatedly to pass a bill on their own. But that is also an uncertain path.

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A pump jack at work in 2016, near Firestone, Colo. The American Exploration & Production Council, which represents oil and gas exploration firms, is one of many industry groups supporting the HONEST Act, which was passed by the House and is now with the S

GOP Effort To Make Environmental Science 'Transparent' Worries Scientists

4:56pm July 20, 2017

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

There's a push in Congress to rewrite how science gets used in regulation — and that has researchers worried. The industry-backed bill would let business nitpick raw data and ignore valid results.

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A Ugandan baboon sits in a farmer's jackfruit tree.

Is It A Good Idea To Pay Villagers Not To Chop Down Trees?

4:30pm July 20, 2017

by Angus Chen

Governments dole out millions each year. Researchers debate whether the payouts actually work. A new study from Uganda offers some answers.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky. (center), speaks to members of the media with Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, (left) and Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., outside the West Wing of the White House after a lunch meeting with President Trump

Newest Senate Health Care Overhaul Would Increase Uninsured By 22 Million, CBO Says

3:31pm July 20, 2017

by Danielle Kurtzleben

The latest report has similar findings to prior estimates: big increases in the uninsured population, with some deficit reduction. But there's a big caveat: This bill will likely change.