Health & Safety

Novelist Mat Johnson looks back on his mother's journey with multiple sclerosis.

Health & Safety

As His Mother's Multiple Sclerosis Progresses, A Son Shifts To Caregiver

1:41pm October 27, 2016

by Mat Johnson

Novelist Mat Johnson's mother spent decades trying to escape her MS diagnosis. Johnson looks back on her journey — and what it meant when the disease finally caught up with her.

A man in the Congo displays two of the mammals he shot for dinner: a greater white-nosed monkey and a baby lowland gorilla.

There's Another Side To Bush Meat That Doesn't Get Much Attention

12:47pm October 27, 2016

by Erin Ross

The risk posed to mammals — and to public health — is well-documented. But for some people, bush meat is an important part of their daily diet.

Supplemental dental insurance may not be cost effective for seniors.

Seniors' Teeth Need Dental Care, But Insurance Coverage Is Rare

5:00am October 27, 2016

by Michelle Andrews

Aging takes a toll on teeth, but Medicare doesn't cover most dental needs, and private plans often have skimpy coverage. That means people are paying out of pocket for care or going without.

Poll: Cost Of Child Care Causes Financial Stress For Many Families

5:46pm October 26, 2016

by Patti Neighmond

The most common challenge parents face when looking for child care is the high cost. At an average cost of $10,000 a year, infant child care rivals a year's tuition at a state college or university.

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Randy Shilts attended a screening of And the Band Played On on Aug. 31, 1993, at the Academy Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Researchers Clear 'Patient Zero' From AIDS Origin Story

5:43pm October 26, 2016

by Michaeleen Doucleff

A Canadian flight attendant had been blamed by media for years for bringing HIV to the U.S. A new study proves that's impossible. The virus that took hold came from Haiti in the early 1970s.

California rules would require site-specific assessments to identify violence risks for health care workers and plans to mitigate them.

California Rules About Violence Against Health Workers Could Become A Model

5:41pm October 26, 2016

by Pauline Bartolone

New workplace health rules in California would go beyond existing safety standards by requiring private health care facilities to develop specific plans to mitigate risks of violence against workers.

Joseph Blackman, a Miami-Dade County mosquito control inspector, at work in Miami. Mosquitoes infected with Zika are now spreading the illness in at least four different parts of the city, according to federal health officials.

Zika May Be In The U.S. To Stay

5:18pm October 26, 2016

by Greg Allen

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now urges pregnant women to "consider postponing travel to all parts of Miami-Dade County." Zika is on the way to becoming an endemic disease in the U.S.

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California Woman Considers Insurance Options After ACA Rates Rise

4:47pm October 26, 2016

by Alison Kodjak

The average price for health insurance policies under the Affordable Care Act will rise by 22 percent next year, though the costs to individual consumers will still vary. A California woman reacts to the new prices and considers her options.

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Freedom Industries, which owned storage tanks blamed in a January 2014 chemical spill, filed for bankruptcy later that month. The company's facility on Barlow Street is seen on the banks of the Elk River in Charleston, W.Va.

Settlement Deal Reached In 2014 West Virginia Chemical Spill

4:43pm October 26, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Residents affected by a leak of a coal-washing chemical into the Elk River reached a deal with a chemical company. A class-action suit against a water company was set to move forward in federal court.

An Alternative To The EpiPen Is Coming Back To Drugstores

10:47am October 26, 2016

by Alison Kodjak

The Auvi-Q epinephrine injector was pulled from the market in 2015 because of quality concerns. Now, the drug's maker says the problems have been solved and Auvi-Q will be available again in 2017.