Take Your Medicine, Tap Your Phone And Collect A Prize
Apps offer games and rewards to keep you taking your prescription medicine. While rewards may not be for everyone, they could give some people a helpful motivational boost.
Health & Safety
U.S. To Temporarily Halt Funding For Controversial Virus Research
The federal government will suspend funding while it reviews the potential risks and benefits of certain experiments with three viruses: SARS, MERS and influenza.
Spike In ER, Hospital Use Short-Lived After Calif. Medicaid Expansion
Previous research found that going on Medicaid increased a poor person's use of costly emergency room visits. Now an analysis suggests that initial spike in ER visits quickly tapers off.
White House Appoints An Ebola 'Czar'
President Obama has selected former White House adviser Ron Klain to coordinate the U.S. response to the deadly disease.
Embryonic Stem Cells Restore Vision In Preliminary Human Test
Cells derived from embryos appear to have improved vision in more than half of the 18 patients who had become legally blind because of two progressive, currently incurable eye diseases.
How A No-Touch Thermometer Detects A Fever
Some U.S airports scanning passengers for Ebola are using hand-held infrared thermometers to help detect fever. The devices aren't perfect but do contribute to the safety net, health officials say.
Ebola-Stricken Nurse Appears Well In Video
Nina Pham, 26, was filmed before being flown by executive jet from Dallas to Frederick, Md., and then transferred to the National Institutes of Health hospital in Bethesda on Thursday.
A Balanced Diet For World Food Day: Bugs, Groundnuts And Grains
Termites and mung beans are among the ingredients that can bring better nutrition to the 800 million undernourished people in the lower-income world.
Reality Check: To Burn Off A Soda, You'll Have To Run 50 Minutes
What might make us pay attention to calorie information on menus? Researchers think that including how many miles of walking or minutes of running it takes to burn off the calories ordered would help.
Fears Of A U.S. Ebola Outbreak Prompt Travel Ban Proposals
Congressional Republicans continue to call for a ban on travel from the West African nations caught up in the Ebola outbreak. The Obama administration, however, remains firm in opposing a travel ban.