He Called Himself An 'Honorary Woman': Remembering A U.N. Crusader
Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, who died on Sunday, was the director of the U.N.s lead agency on family planning and maternal health.
Health & Safety
Plumbing In Hospitals And Nursing Homes Can Spread Legionnaires' Disease
The CDC says health care facilities such as nursing homes and hospitals need to work harder to prevent contamination with the bacterium that causes the potentially life-threatening form of pneumonia.
PHOTOS: Here's What Climate Change Looks Like To Uganda's Coffee Farmers
Coffee is Uganda's most valuable industry, but climate change could cut production by half by 2050. Small farmers there are already feeling the effects, as they document in these photos.
Disability Advocates Fear Impact Of Medicaid Cuts In GOP Health Plan
Evan Nodvin has lived on his own since after high school. But since he has Down syndrome, he does that with help from Medicaid. The Trump administration is threatening deep cuts to the program.
Feds To Waive Penalties For Some Who Signed Up Late For Medicare
People who mistakenly stayed on marketplace health plans after they qualified for Medicare may be eligible to have Medicare penalties reduced or waived, if they apply for the waiver by Sept. 30.
The Senate's 4 Big Problems With Health Care
Congress returns Monday from the Memorial Day recess without any discernible progress in the Senate on health care legislation — and time is getting short.
Why East Africa Is Hooked On Telenovelas
Both Latin American and homegrown telenovelas are booming in East Africa. It's a trend that reveals kinship between long-suffering countries an ocean apart.
Wisconsin Family Stays Together With Help From Medicaid
While Medicaid is best known as a health care program for poor people, more than 80 percent of its budget goes to care for elderly people, disabled people and children.
Fewer Women Need To Undergo Repeat Surgery After Lumpectomy
A change in guidelines for lumpectomy surgery in 2014 has already reduced the number of women undergoing additional surgery, including mastectomy, by 16 percent.
What's The Rate Of Smoking In The 13- To 15-Year-Old Crowd?
A lot of them smoke, though percentages vary widely from country to country for various reasons. When cigarettes sell for 10 cents each, that's definitely a boost for smoking.