Tom Hiddleston At Golden Globes: Maybe Not The Best Charity Spokesman
The Twitter storm over the actor's comments at the Golden Globes raises the question: What makes an ideal celebrity spokesperson?
Health & Safety
Electronic Health Records May Help Customize Medical Treatments
Most people's doctors put their health information in an electronic health record. Scientists are mining those records for clues to what treatments work best for individuals.
'What Doesn't Kill Us' ... Invites Practical Medical Benefits
Author Scott Carney talks about his new book, "What Doesn't Kill Us." Looking at case studies, Carney investigates how the body uses its environment to build resistance to normally extreme conditions.
Global Buzzwords That Will Keep On Buzzing In 2017
From airpocalypse to UAVs, we decipher the trending terms of global health and development. And we even use them in a sentence!
I'm Fasting For Science: Will It Help Tame My Multiple Sclerosis?
I like to eat, often and a lot. But when I heard about a medical study looking at whether fasting might tame the painful symptoms of MS, I was all in. Then I ate that 7 a.m. bagel.
Researchers Begin To Look At Gun Violence As Public Health Issue
Researchers Andrew Papachristos and Gary Slutkin have started to look at gun violence as a public health epidemic, and how to take a holistic approach and reinterpret the problem.
They Never Told Her That Girls Could Become Scientists
Now she knows they can. Mireille Kamariza, who grew up in Burundi, is a graduate student at Stanford, working on a promising new test to detect the TB bacteria.
Students Zap Their Brains For a Boost, For Better Or Worse
Stimulating the brain with electrical currents is exploratory technology. But people are making and buying devices that do that for use at home — and interest rises around exam time.
Snow Blankets Much Of North Carolina
A winter storm blanketed parts of North Carolina with snow early Saturday as its slow march across the Southeast left grocery store shelves empty and roads icy and impassible.
Republicans Prepare Efforts To Defund Planned Parenthood
Republicans are once again threatening to defund Planned Parenthood. They've tried and failed before, but they could have new momentum this time around with control of the House, Senate and the White House.