3-D printing is bringing down the cost to make prosthetics for children
Prosthetics for children can be expensive because they need to adjust to their growth. Now 3-D printing is making them more affordable and flexible.
Health & Safety
What the new medical debt-credit report rule could mean for patients, health industry
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's move could lead to providers seeking high payments before treatment, an economist warns. A health scholar says it could protect patients' financial futures.
Study links sugary drinks to poor health around the world
A new study shows a relationship between sugary drinks and an increase in diabetes and heart disease in Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa and other parts of the world.
Scientists have learned secrets of Australia's marsupial mole
Researchers have probed the genetics of one of Australia's most elusive animals, the marsupial mole.
The fight against Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever on tribal lands
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is the deadliest tickborne disease in the U.S. Rates of the disease are especially high on some tribal lands, but public health efforts to limit deadly cases are working.
Bird flu: The challenges the Trump administration will face
Bird flu continues to spread widely in cattle and wild birds. What challenges does the incoming Trump administration face in tackling the outbreak and preparing for a possible pandemic?
NASA hedges its bets on costly Mars rock mission
NASA has announced it is moving forward with several plans to return rock samples from Mars.
New rules will ban medical debt from your credit report
The move, which comes less than two weeks before President-elect Donald Trump is set to take office, represents a challenge to the new administration.
They were going to be doctors. Instead, they had to dodge bombs and flee war
The war in Sudan has taken a toll on the medical profession. Health workers have fled the country, and those seeking to complete their medical education are finding it an increasingly impossible task.
Tiny fish on ketamine may show how drug eases depression
In zebrafish, ketamine causes changes a brain circuit involved in "giving up." That may help explain how the drug helps people with depression.