Health & Safety

TV marketing that pushes foods high in salt, sugar and fat to children can put their long-term health at risk, according to past research. So has Big Food changed its ways?

Promises, Promises: Is Big Food Marketing Less Junk To Kids On TV?

2:21pm May 08, 2015

by Allison Aubrey

Back in 2006, food-industry giants pledged to market only "better-for-you" foods to children. A new study concludes they kept to the letter of that pledge, but not the spirit.

Nigerian soldiers rescued these women and children from Boko Haram extremists.

Rescued From Boko Haram, How Can They Reclaim Their Lives?

1:22pm May 08, 2015

by Susan Brink

The women and children may have been beaten and raped. Some are pregnant. But a researcher who has worked with former captives says with the right support and treatment, there's hope.

A woman shops at the Whole Foods Market in Woodmere Village, Ohio, on March 27, 2014. The grocery chain has become known for its high-priced food and says its new chain will offer "value prices."

Whole Foods Tries To Shake 'Whole Paycheck' Rep With Cheaper Spinoff

12:51pm May 08, 2015

by Sam Sanders

The company hopes to attract millennials, saying the yet-to-be-named stores will "feature a modern streamlined design, innovative technology and a curated selection."

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Registered nurses Cassie Gregor (from left), Camellia Douglas and Mike Montalto monitor patients in intensive care units scattered around North Carolina.

Staffing An Intensive Care Unit From Miles Away Has Advantages

11:56am May 08, 2015

by Michael Tomsic

Some hospitals are using a remote command center to keep an eye on ICU patients. This brings the expertise of a major medical center to rural hospitals — and may help keep the rural centers open.

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Share of Americans reporting they were up to date with certain cancer screenings in 2013

Health & Safety

Screening Rates Stalled For Common Cancers

11:56am May 08, 2015

by Scott Hensley

Many Americans aren't getting recommended screening tests for colorectal, breast and cervical cancer. Despite a public health push, there has been a lack of progress in reaching screening goals.

Irene lives in a fishing village in Uganda where the rate of HIV infection is 43 percent.

Irene, A Ugandan Prostitute, Explains How To Use A Condom

8:05am May 08, 2015

by Marc Silver

With her shy charm and sunny smile, she makes viewers realize that behind the label "sex worker" there's a sweet young mom, just trying to feed her kids.

Ann Allen (right) and Marie Birsic (left) take part in a demonstration to prevent the closure of Lakewood Hospital on Cleveland's West Side. Birsic says the neighborhood will "go down into a ghost town" once the hospital is turned into an outpatient cente

Losing A Hospital In The Heart Of A Small City

5:02pm May 07, 2015

by Sarah Jane Tribble

Economic forces are squeezing the city of Lakewood, just outside Cleveland, forcing the closure of one hospital even as another is built in a more affluent suburb.

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Lucy Barh, head of the Liberian Midwives Association, says of the impending end of the Ebola outbreak: "It is a joy, it is a joy. And I am so grateful to God. The Lord almighty has love for this nation. That is why we have come to this point."

On Saturday, The Ebola Outbreak In Liberia Should Officially Be Over

3:31pm May 07, 2015

by Marc Silver

On May 9 — 42 days after the last reported case — the World Health Organization will announce that the epidemic has ended in the West African nation. Its citizens are proud, sad and a bit leery.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott speaks Wednesday with reporters in Washington, D.C., after a meeting with Sylvia Burwell, head of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Fla. Governor Leaves Meeting With U.S. Health Secretary Empty-Handed

8:48am May 07, 2015

by Phil Galewitz

Despite a "good conversation" with Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell, Gov. Rick Scott gets no sign that Florida will receive the more than $1 billion he wants for health care.

The posterior end of the Loa loa worm is visible on the left. The disease-causing worm can now be located with a smartphone/microscope hookup. That's a big help because a drug to treat river blindness can be risky if the patient is carrying the worm.

Smartphones Can Be Smart Enough To Find A Parasitic Worm

7:55pm May 06, 2015

by Richard Harris

If someone is infected by the Loa loa worm, taking a drug to treat river blindness could be risky. Now there's a fast way to identify the worm — by turning a smartphone into a microscope.

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