Who Can Haitians Trust To Deliver Hurricane Aid?
There's a debate about who should control the assistance: politicians, aid groups, church groups.
Health & Safety
Colorado Wrestles With Ethics Of Aid-In-Dying As Vote Looms
Colorado is the latest state to consider legalizing aid in dying. Residents find themselves struggling with whether assisted death is an act of mercy or a moral slippery slope.
California Fails To Extend Family Leave Rights For Parents At Small Businesses
Gov. Jerry Brown vetoes a bill that would have required small businesses to guarantee that employees' jobs would be there for them after they take parental leave.
How Many Houses Did Hurricane Leave Standing In Port Salut, Haiti?
Hurricane Matthew hit the coastal city dead-on. A grim tally is underway to figure out how many homes were destroyed — and how much help is needed to rebuild.
Fire Festival Is A Really Big Day In Northern Ghana Today
And for one Peace Corps volunteer, it's a chance to join in the local culture — and to try to learn to ululate.
A Pediatrician's View Of Paid Parental Leave
Paternity leave can make a big difference in a dad's long-term engagement with the child, doctors find. Paid family leave also fosters breastfeeding and reduces the incidence of maternal depression.
Rethinking Automatic Insurance Coverage For Preventive Health Care
Three former leaders of an influential task force that issues guidelines for preventive care says insurance coverage for highly rated tests and services shouldn't be mandatory.
Where Are They Now? Our #15Girls, A Year Later
Each of the teenage girls we profiled last year were at a turning point in their lives. How are they doing in 2016? Our reporters check in.
Why Parents Don't Get Their Children Vaccinated For The Flu
Parents decline to vaccinate kids against the flu because they don't think they need it. Influenza leads to more hospitalizations and deaths among children than any other vaccine preventable disease.
With No Sense Of Smell, The World Can Be A Grayer, Scarier Place
Some people are born with anosmia — the inability to smell. Others lose their sense of smell later in life. That makes it hard to taste food, detect threats, or even savor memories.