Abortion Foes Scour Clinics' Trash For Discarded Records
Garbage has become an unlikely battleground in the abortion debate, as anti-abortion groups seek evidence of privacy violations in clinics' dumpsters.
Health & Safety
A Man Shed Live Polio Virus In His Stool For 28 Years
That's the longest span for one individual to excrete the live virus in history. It's not the norm, that's for certain. But how much of a concern is it in the war to wipe out polio?
In The Search For The Perfect Sugar Substitute, Another Candidate Emerges
There's a new contender in the century-old quest for perfect, guiltless sweetness: allulose. It's sugar — but in a form that our bodies don't convert into calories. Perfect? Not quite.
Ill. Gov. Removes Medicaid Coverage From Heroin Treatment Bill
Gov. Bruce Rauner acknowledges his state is dealing with a serious heroin addiction crisis, but he is stripping a key provision from a measure aimed at tackling the problem.
Illicit Version Of Painkiller Fentanyl Makes Heroin Deadlier
U.S. drug officials have traced a sharp spike in the already climbing death toll from heroin overdoses to an additive — acetyl fentanyl. The fentanyl is being cooked up in clandestine labs in Mexico.
Planned Parenthood Fights Back
In a new report sent to Congress, the organization says controversial videos alleging the sale of fetal tissue are "heavily edited" to "significantly distort" actual events and conversations.
Party Of 1: We Are Eating A Lot Of Meals Alone
We've never been more connected as a society: tweeting, texting, vining. But when it comes to eating, more of us are going solo. And even when we do have table companions, we may be tuning them out.
Texting Helps Low-Income Diabetes Patients Manage Insulin Dosing
Many low-income patients can't make multiple visits to the doctor, which is a problem if you're a diabetic trying to get insulin dosing just right. A text-based system made remote reports possible.
Why Your Doctor Won't Friend You On Facebook
Public professional Facebook pages focused on medicine are catching on. But doctors aren't ready to share vacation photos and other more intimate details with their patients.
Katrina Shut Down Charity Hospital But Led To More Primary Care
More than 70 percent of New Orleans residents say some progress has been made in the availability of medical services since the storm. Still, most say care for the poor continues to lag.