Health & Safety

Correction: U.S. Global AIDS Program PEPFAR

4:34pm May 04, 2016

In a story about the U.S. global AIDS program, PEPFAR, we incorrectly said President Obama removed the requirement for PEPFAR to fund abstinence programs. The requirement was actually removed near the end of the George W. Bush administration.

A pregnant woman at the Atmeh refugee camp in Idlib, Syria.

Pregnant Women Are The 'Forgotten Victims' Of War

4:21pm May 04, 2016

by Emily Sohn

Doctors and midwives may have fled. Getting to a clinic could be risky. Women have even been shot while giving birth.

After A Long Day At The Computer Do You Have A Medical Problem?

3:35pm May 04, 2016

by Zhai Yun Tan

You're not alone if you feel a sting in your eyes and have blurry vision and neck pain after sitting in front of your computer for hours. But is there a name for your ailment?

A billboard asks Ugandans to abstain from sex until marriage. The photo was taken in 2005 in Kampala.

U.S. Spent $1.4 Billion To Stop HIV By Promoting Abstinence. Did It Work?

2:42pm May 04, 2016

by Michaeleen Doucleff

The money was part of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. It went to sex ed classes and public health messages in Africa. Effective or not? A new study offers a clear verdict.

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Baidu, China's largest search engine, is under investigation after college student with a rare form of cancer said it promoted a fraudulent treatment center.

China Investigates Search Engine Baidu After Student Dies Of Cancer

10:19pm May 03, 2016

by Anthony Kuhn

A college student accused China's largest search engine, Baidu, of misleading him to a fraudulent cancer treatment. He died in April.

A Starbucks in Santa Monica, Calif. With no other place to go, many of Los Angeles' homeless end up at the chain's outlets — to the consternation of some employees.

How Starbucks Got Tangled Up In LA's Homelessness Crisis

8:45pm May 03, 2016

by Anna Scott

There are 44,000 people living on the streets in and around Los Angeles. With no other place to go, many end up at a Starbucks — to the consternation of some employees.

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Medical errors rank behind heart disease and cancer as the third leading cause of death in the U.S., Johns Hopkins researchers say.

Medical Errors Are No. 3 Cause Of U.S Deaths, Researchers Say

7:48pm May 03, 2016

If not for flawed classification of deaths, medical mistakes would be the third leading cause of U.S. deaths, Johns Hopkins researchers say. They're calling on the CDC to track deaths from errors.

Stephane Schubhan, one of six men hospitalized after the clinical trial, still suffers from neurological damage.

Botched French Drug Trial Followed Rules But Lacked 'Common Sense'

5:16pm May 03, 2016

by Rae Ellen Bichell

In January, one man died and four others sustained brain injuries in the early clinical test of an experimental pain drug. Independent scientists reviewed the study to learn what went wrong.

Lupita Nyong'o's hair at the Met Gala made headlines. The theme of the ball was "Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology."

Lupita Nyong'o Salutes Africa, Not Whoville, With Her Met Gala Hair

4:50pm May 03, 2016

by Tanya Basu

Many media mavens said her towering coiffure was a nod to Dr. Seuss' hair-raising town. Nope. It was inspired by the stylings of Africa.

Getting High From This Drug For Diarrhea Can Be Fatal

4:09pm May 03, 2016

by Alison Kodjak

An increasing number of opioid abusers are taking huge doses of Imodium to ease withdrawal symptoms or get high. But at those high doses, toxicologists warn, the normally safe drug can stop the heart.