Health & Safety

Drug-Company Payments Mirror Doctors' Brand-Name Prescribing

9:51am March 17, 2016

An analysis of Medicare data shows that the more money a doctor gets from pharmaceutical companies, the more likely he or she is to prescribe brand-name medications. And that influences cost.

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How Did St. Patrick Get To Be The Patron Saint Of Nigeria?

7:00am March 17, 2016

by Maggie Zackowitz

The Irish have a long history in the country. And in case you were wondering, Guinness stout is the second most popular beer.

Gov. Snyder Losing Michigan Residents' Trust

5:47am March 17, 2016

by Steve Carmody

Gov. Snyder will sit before a congressional committee on Thursday to explain how the water in a major city in his state became undrinkable.

Beijing has awful traffic jams and heavy pollution. Its new subway system can only help.

Even Developing World Cities Don't Shut Down Their Subway For A Day

6:50pm March 16, 2016

by Marc Silver

What Washington, D.C., did — closing its Metrorail for 29 hours — sets it apart. Meanwhile, the developing world turns out to be developing some attractive transit options.

Senate Blocks Bill To Create Voluntary National Standards For Labeling GMOs

5:29pm March 16, 2016

by Allison Aubrey

The Senate failed to pass legislation on Wednesday that would have created national, voluntary standards for labeling genetically modified foods or GMOs. A coalition of environmentalists and chefs that favor mandatory labeling of GMOs applauded the action, but an industry group, the Corn Refiners Association, says it's concerned by the Senate's move.

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Beata Felix Rutabingwa, a World Bank consultant, captures street photos on a motorcycle in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

How Do You Start Mapping Unmapped Streets?

5:21pm March 16, 2016

by Nadia Whitehead

With cameras and smartphones, volunteers in Tanzania are snapping pictures as they cruise the dirt roads of Dar es Salaam, one of Africa's fastest-growing cities.

If You Set High Expectations For Your Marriage, Is It Doomed?

3:18pm March 16, 2016

by Nancy Shute

People often expect a great many things out of a marriage. That can work if spouses are pragmatic about what they're really able to deliver on, a study finds.

Third-graders Ezekiel White (right) and Emanuel Black push a jug of water to the cafeteria at Southwest Baltimore Charter School.

Before Flint, Lead-Contaminated Water Plagued Schools Across U.S.

2:35pm March 16, 2016

by Jennifer Ludden

Schools all over the country, not just Michigan, have struggled to eliminate lead from water fountains and cafeterias — some for more than a decade.

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Dental Tourism Taking Root In The Triad

2:15pm March 16, 2016

by David Ford

The dental industry in North Carolina is booming, with nearly 5,000 dentists statewide generating hundreds of millions of dollars annually.

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Medicare wants to experiment with tying the prices it pays for medication to effectiveness.

Medicare To Experiment With Tying Drug Costs to Effectiveness

9:39am March 16, 2016

by Julie Appleby

The goal is to rein in drug price increases while increasing the chance that patients will get the medication that works best for them. It's an idea that's getting increasing private-sector traction.