Only 26 Percent Of Americans Support Full Repeal Of Obamacare, Poll Finds
As Republicans debate how to keep their promise to dismantle Obamacare, a Kaiser poll suggests that the law has strong support for some key provisions.
Health & Safety
Top U.S. AIDS Official Touts Progress, Has Tough Words For Tanzania
An interview with Dr. Deborah Birx, the U.S. Global AIDS coordinator. She says this is an "exciting" time in the global fight against the disease.
Legal Battles Over Abortion Continue In States Across U.S.
Whatever a Trump administration does when it comes to abortion, state by state legal battles over the procedure will continue to play out. More lawsuits and another restrictions were announced this week.
Zap! Magnet Study Offers Fresh Insights Into How Memory Works
A magnetic pulse to a certain spot in the brain of healthy volunteers restored recently "forgotten" thoughts, researchers found. The study is shifting the understanding of short-term recall.
Why Can't We Bring Down The Number Of New HIV Cases?
Despite progress against the disease, roughly 2 million people are infected with the virus every year.
A Million Dollar Prize For A Doctor Who Goes The Extra Mile
Dr. Raj Panjabi started Last Mile Health to bring health care to remote parts of Liberia. Now he has received the very generous TED Prize, to be used to fulfill "a wish."
Life Inside The Alzheimer's Ward: A Hidden World Revealed
The dementia wing of a nursing home is foreign territory to most people. Photographer Maja Daniels spent three years documenting the lives of people with Alzheimer's in a hospital in France.
Senators, Military Specialists Say Army Report On Dismissed Soldiers Is Troubling
The review was ordered after NPR found that 22,000 soldiers diagnosed with mental health problems or brain injuries were dismissed for misconduct. The Army concluded it fairly dismissed them.
Are Food Allergies On The Rise? Experts Say They Don't Know
Despite assumptions that peanut and other allergies are becoming more common in the U.S., experts say they just don't know. One challenge: Symptoms can be misinterpreted and diagnosis isn't easy.
U.S. Imposes Nationwide Ban On Smoking In All Public Housing
The Obama administration has issued a sweeping final rule banning smoking in all public housing units nationwide, extending a smoke-free environment to nearly a million units.