Ethics Of Aid: Should Donated Health Dollars Go To 'Children First'?
That's how health aid is now allocated in the developing world. Should more money go to old people with chronic diseases? Our audience shares their views.
Health & Safety
Secret To Maine's Touted High-Risk Pool? Enough Money
GOP legislators say Maine's "invisible high-risk pool" was a good model for how to insure people who have pre-existing conditions. Critics say Maine's program was much better funded than the GOP plan.
A Tale Of Four Famines
Climate and conflict have left millions with little to no access to food in Somalia, South Sudan, Nigeria and Yemen.
From A Millennial To Her Peers: Want to Help The Underserved? Sign Up For Insurance
A law student was touched when she had a seizure during a big exam and classmates dropped everything to help. But if you really want to help sick people, she says, "you'll sign up for health care."
Food To Cure What Ails You: When Cookbooks Treated Meals As Medicine
At the turn of the 20th century, when access to professional care was spotty, many cookbooks served up recipes for the sick — some (brandy) more appealing than others (toast water).
Candidates Confront GOP Health Care Bill In Montana Special Election
Health care is on the minds of many potential voters in Montana, but the House health bill itself is unlikely to sway entrenched Republican voters in the special election next week.
Price's Remarks On Opioid Treatment Were Unscientific And Damaging, Experts Say
Nearly 700 experts signed a letter to HHS Secretary Tom Price asking that he correct remarks in which he called medication-assisted treatment for addiction "substituting one opioid for another."
How Many Teenagers Die Each Day ... And Why
A new report from the World Health Organization looks at the causes — and possible remedies.
An Experiment Helps Heroin Users Test Their Street Drugs For Fentanyl
Some people on heroin die because the drug was laced with something much stronger — like fentanyl. A few needle exchange programs give users test strips to check their drug's content before injecting.
Why Are Americans Drinking Less Cow's Milk? Its Appeal Has Curdled
In the 1900s, nutritionists and dairy producers helped convince Americans that cow's milk was nature's perfect food. But the science and tastes have changed, and we're guzzling much less than before.