What's A Patient To Do When Hospital Ratings Disagree?
Many people check up on hospitals before they check in as patients. But there's a catch. A hospital that gets lauded by one group can be panned by another.
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Mad Cow Research Hints At Ways To Halt Alzheimer's, Parkinson's
Corinne Lasmezas began her career studying a disease that destroys the brains of cattle. Now she's using what she learned to search for drugs that can stop human brain diseases.
Do Parents Nurture Narcissists By Pouring On The Praise?
Telling your kids that they're superfabulous encourages narcissistic thinking, researchers say. And that doesn't bode well for their future happiness. Better to recognize effort and say, "I love you."
Many Unaccompanied Minors No Longer Alone, But Still In Limbo
Many of the thousands of youths who arrived in the U.S. in 2014 now live with family, awaiting hearings on whether they can stay. But finding legal and mental health assistance remains a challenge.
To Head Off Trauma's Legacy, Start Young
Two Philadelphia medical clinics support parents to help break generational cycles of trauma and abuse. Attending to adversity, doctors say, gives kids a better chance to grow up healthy.
States Fund Pregnancy Centers That Discourage Abortion
A growing number of states are giving public money to crisis pregnancy centers. But the centers are unregulated, and abortion rights groups accuse them of coercing women with misinformation.
For Young People In Rural Areas, Suicide Poses A Growing Threat
Young men are twice as likely to die by suicide if they live in rural areas rather than cities, and that disparity is widening. Lack of mental health services is a factor; access to firearms is, too.
Supreme Court Sends Birth Control Case Back To Appeals Court
The court has ordered a federal appeals court to take a second look at Univeristy of Notre Dame's challenge to the birth control mandate in Obamacare, including opt-out rules for religious groups.
Colorado Debates Whether IUDs Are Contraception Or Abortion
A Colorado program has allowed more than 30,000 women to get long-term contraception for free, lowering teen birth and abortion rates. Now lawmakers have to decide if it can qualify for state funding.
Supporting A Spouse With Alzheimer's: 'I Don't Get Angry Anymore'
Mary Catherine O'Brien says when she married her husband, Greg, in 1977, he was funny and outgoing. Alzheimer's disease has stolen much of that, she says, but the two are closer than ever.