Are You More Sympathetic Because She's British, And Not Syrian?
A new video ad from Save the Children shows a girl going through the harrowing journey of a Syrian refugee — only she's British and it takes place in London.
Health & Safety
Breakfast Backtrack: Maybe Skipping The Morning Meal Isn't So Bad
Dogma has long held that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But emerging science suggests what you eat matters more than when you eat it.
Fact-Checking Hillary Clinton's Medicare Buy-In Proposal
The Democratic presidential candidate this week floated the idea of allowing people over 50 to "buy in" to Medicare. NPR looks at how that would affect health care costs for everyone else.
More Low-Income Kids Now Have Health Coverage
The expansion of Medicaid and continued enrollment in the Children's Health Insurance Program have boosted the proportion of eligible kids with health coverage to 91 percent, a study finds.
DIY Blood Tests? There's A Downside To Ordering Your Own
It's legal to order diagnostic blood tests without consulting a doctor in many states. But critics say healthy patients can go down a rabbit hole of invasive assays and unnecessary treatments.
White House Request For Emergency Zika Funding Hits Roadblock In Congress
The Obama administration requested $1.9 billion in emergency funding to prepare against the Zika virus. Congressional Republicans say the administration doesn't need all that money now and insist the White House is asking for a blank check.
So We Know Students Are Stressed Out ... Now Let's Talk About It
Parents are starting to understand the level of stress their kids are under. So what can they do to help?
Look, Ma! No Mitochondria
Scientists have found the first eukaryotic organism that functions fine without mitochondria, the "powerhouses" that make energy for the cells of yeast, humans and other animals.
Researchers Offer Jet Lag Advice In Return For Data About Your Sleep
Users of an app developed by the University of Michigan to help with jet lag entered information on their time zone and sleep patterns that helped academics with their work. But is the approach valid?
Selling Health Insurance Across State Lines Sounds Good, But Is It?
Kaiser Health News' Julie Rovner explores why increasing competition in health insurance by allowing sales of policies across state lines might not be such a hot idea after all.