Contest For Biz Students Is All About Umbilical Cord Stumps
Students from 11 business programs around the U.S. came together to see who could make the best business plan to address infant mortality in Nigeria.
Health & Safety
Senate Republicans Defy Democrats' Boycott To Advance Trump Nominees
Republicans suspended committee rules this morning to advance the nominations for Health and Human Services and Treasury. Democrats staged another boycott over Trump's pick for the EPA.
With Concussion Risk In Soccer, Headers May Kick It Up A Notch
While a large number of the concussions in soccer come from players knocking skulls, heading the ball poses its own threat, a study finds.
3 Ways Trump's Travel Ban Could Affect Humanitarian Aid Workers
The order will have a direct impact on the thousands of international aid employees who travel from country to country to provide life-saving aid.
Bunny Chow: South Africa's Sweet-Sounding Dish Has A Not-So-Sweet Past
The country's street-food staple is a fusion meal that has nothing to do with rabbits, and everything to do with the rise of immigrant Indian workers in the 19th century and the era of apartheid.
Indiana Looks To Extend Medicaid Experiment Started Under Obamacare
The home state of Vice President Mike Pence has asked the federal government to approve an extension of its carrot-and-stick approach to Medicaid that was made possible by the Affordable Care Act.
HHS Nominee Tom Price Targeted Panel That Urged Fewer Cancer Screenings
After an influential task force of experts said evidence didn't support some cancer screenings, it became the target of lawmakers, including Rep. Tom Price and others with health industry ties.
VA: Competition With Private Sector Is An Obstacle To Hiring More Medical Staff
An NPR investigation examines reasons why it's hard to bring new medical personnel into the VA, including a cumbersome hiring process.
In Kenya, Reproductive Clinics Fear Trump Policy's Detrimental Effects
President Trump's Mexico City policy will harm nonprofits providing healthcare for women. A USAID-funded clinic in Nairobi is afraid it will prevent it from helping Kenyan women in need of abortions.
Sales Of Short-Term Insurance Plans Could Surge If Health Law Is Relaxed
Consumer advocates say that these short-term policies, often in force for six months or less, don't have important safeguards that customers need. But the coverage can be cheaper.