Health & Safety

Courtside Seat For Basketball Games Helps Ohio Woman Fight Cancer

5:56am May 18, 2016

by Uri Berliner

Brenda Newport is an unwavering fan of the minor league basketball team: Canton Charge. She says rooting for the home team and heckling the opposition give her life as she battles cancer.

Navy veteran Amanda Wirtz looks through her correspondence with the Veterans Choice program. After the VA couldn't get her an appointment with a specialist, it sent her to the Choice program. But she still was unable to get an appointment for several mont

How Congress And The VA Left Many Veterans Without A 'Choice'

6:56pm May 17, 2016

The $10 billion Veterans Choice program was supposed to cut down on wait times and let veterans see private doctors, but less than two years later, the faltering program needs an overhaul.

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On a new episode of 'The Mindy Project,' Dr. Mindy Lahiri decided to embrace her Indian roots, taking her son for a Hindu head-shaving ceremony.

Mindy Kaling's TV Character Is Called A 'Coconut'

6:06pm May 17, 2016

by Rhitu Chatterjee

That's brown on the outside, white on the inside. A recent episode of 'The Mindy Project' lead our writer to think about her identity as an Indian living in America.

James Cason, the mayor of Coral Gables, Fla., says elected officials on the coast should be thinking at least as much about the local effects of climate change as about trash collection and parking.

Rising Sea Levels Made This Republican Mayor A Climate Change Believer

5:50pm May 17, 2016

by Christopher Joyce

Already, neighborhoods flood more often in Coral Gables, Fla., and water has seeped up from beneath low-lying buildings and yards. Mayor James Cason wants his city prepared for the economic fallout.

A man in Mt. Airy, Md., shakes Suboxone pills from a bottle in late March.

Treating Opioid Addiction With A Drug Raises Hope And Controversy

5:40pm May 17, 2016

by Andrea Hsu

Medication-assisted treatment uses one of several drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration to control cravings and reduce relapses. Despite the evidence, the approach is underused.

In some parts of the country, this might require bug spray.

Who Should Be Worried About Zika And What Should They Do?

5:38pm May 17, 2016

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Mosquito season is just getting underway in the U.S., and some areas have the mosquitoes that transmit the Zika virus. Pregnant women in places like Florida and Texas are at greatest risk.

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"He's off the exchange but will sell you a plan anyway."

Health & Safety

Insurers Leaving An Exchange May Still Sell Individual Plans

4:43pm May 17, 2016

by Michelle Andrews

Some insurers continue to sell coverage to individuals on the open market even after deciding to exit the health law's marketplaces.

Ron Nielsen, a retired airline pilot, tells his class of fearful fliers in Southern California that crying can be a useful emotional release. If that's what they need to do, he tells them, "let 'er rip!"

Hollywood Jet Gives Fearful Fliers The Courage To Soar

1:18pm May 17, 2016

by Danny Hajek

A small group boards a 727 jet parked on a studio sound stage in Southern California. The airplane cabin is normally used for filming movies — but these "passengers" have real-world fears.

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A woman's back sends a message at a protest march in Capetown in 2011.

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Rape And Facebook Make Tense Headlines In South Africa This Spring

12:41pm May 17, 2016

by Don Boroughs

Students have posted the names of accused rapists on Facebook. And a judge sparks a furor with Facebook messages that seem to say rape is part of black culture.

The Power Of Genes, And The Line Between Biology And Destiny

9:09am May 17, 2016

Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee says genetics play a significant role in identity, temperament, sexual orientation and disease risk — but that environment also matters. His new book is The Gene.

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