Medicare Looks To Speed Up Pay For Quality Instead Of Volume
The administration wants to tie more of Medicare's spending on health care to quality and to encourage doctors and hospitals to be more frugal in their spending.
Health & Safety
Child Abuse And Neglect Laws Aren't Being Enforced, Report Finds
Almost 680,000 children in the United States were victims of abuse in 2013. And state and local governments aren't doing enough to report abuse and investigate it, according to an independent study.
Leaky Blood Vessels In The Brain May Lead To Alzheimer's
As vessels become more porous, researchers say, they allow toxins in the bloodstream to reach, and damage, delicate brain cells and raise the risk for dementia.
Study Finds Huge Disparities In Costs Of Common Surgeries
Robert Siegel talks to Maureen Sullivan, senior vice president of strategic services and chief strategy officer for Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, which did the study.
Police Fire Tear Gas On Kenyan Kids Protecting A Soccer Field
Hundreds of kids in Nairobi protested the loss of their playground to a developer Monday. In the end, the children did what ordinary Kenyans are rarely able to do: defend a public space.
North Carolina Earns Poor Grades For Health
North Carolina isn't making the honor roll for its overall health. According to the 2015 North Carolina Prevention Report Card, the state received a C for tobacco use, a D for physical activity and an F for both nutrition and obesity.
Iowa's Largest City Sues Over Farm Fertilizer Runoff In Rivers
Fertilizer runoff has provoked a confrontation between Des Moines and the farms that surround it. The city's water utility wants to sue neighboring counties for nitrates in the Raccoon River.
A Blind Woman Gains New Freedom, Click By Click By Click
Blind since birth, Julee-anne Bell learned to get by better on her own with echolocation, a method explored in this week's Invisibilia. But along the way, she found that independence came with costs.
Guinea's Grand Imam Pulls No Punches In His Ebola Message
Religious leaders must play a role in stopping the outbreak in this West African country, the cleric says. And that will mean changing not only attitudes but funeral practices.
WHO Report Details Why Ebola Hit West Africa So Hard
On Thursday, the World Health Organization released a 14-chapter analysis of the Ebola epidemic.