'Genius Grant' Winner Used A Soap Opera To Prove A Point About Prejudice
Betsy Levy Paluck is a newly minted MacArthur fellow. Her research in Rwanda looked at how people become more tolerant.
Health & Safety
California Governor Signs Law To Make Drug Pricing More Transparent
This is the first step in a long game to develop clearer prescription drug pricing laws around the country, health policy experts say.
Trump Says He'll Sign Order To Expand Health Insurance Options
Conservatives have long advocated for using association health plans to boost competition. But the result could be that healthy people pay less and sicker people are priced out of coverage.
We Asked, You Answered: Which Global Problem Keeps You Up At Night?
We received 151 responses — most of them drawn from the headlines.
Why Periods Are Political: The Fight For Menstrual Equity
On any given day, more than 800 million girls and women around the world are menstruating. And for many of them, in the U.S. and elsewhere, it's a problem — sometimes with life-or-death consequences.
Michael Jordan Donates $7 Million To Build Medical Clinics
Hornets owner Michael Jordan is donating $7 million to launch medical clinics that he hopes will help at-risk communities in Charlotte.
Nature, Nurture, And Our Evolving Debates About Gender
What does it mean to be a boy and what does it mean to be a girl? We delve into debates over gender – and explore how some people are moving beyond labels and building gender identities of their own.
Young Doctors Were Put To The Test After Vegas Mass Shooting
Surgical fellows at the only Level 1 trauma center in Las Vegas got their medical board certification just three days before the mass shooting, and tested all their training that night.
How Messing With Our Biological Clock Impacts Well-Being
Three scientists have won the Nobel prize in Medicine for research into our internal clocks. Biological clocks regulate everything from behavior to metabolism and play a crucial role in our health.
To Win This Board Game, Keep Away From The Matchmaker
It was created by a 24-year-old Pakistani woman who wants to avoid an arranged marriage at all costs. But she definitely has a sense of humor about it all.