What Happens After You Get That Mammogram
What are the odds that you'll get a false positive when you get a mammogram? How likely is it that it will detect cancer? Here's one way to look at it.
Health & Safety
Some Early Childhood Experiences Shape Adult Life, But Which Ones?
Nature and nurture both matter, and having love and support from parents early on makes make academic and social success as an adult more likely, a study finds. But a child's temperament matters too.
Unsolved Murders Underline Racial Tensions In The Community
A recent report shows that the rate of unsolved crimes in Winst
U.N. Reports More Than 7,000 Ebola Deaths Since March
The World Health Organization has added nearly 400 more deaths from the current outbreak since its last report earlier this week.
The Africa I Know Isn't The Africa In The Headlines Today
In 1990, our commentator visited Africa and fell in love with the energy and dreams of its people. Today he sees a land full of promise. But Ebola has revived the image of Africa in chaos.
CDC Head: Key Interventions Have Slowed Ebola's Spread
Melissa Block talks to Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers For Disease Control And Prevention, who is completing a tour of the West African nations most deeply affected by the Ebola outbreak.
Worries About Unusual Botulinum Toxin Prove Unfounded
A previously unknown form of botulinum toxin thought to be resistant to standard treatment raised public health concerns. Subsequent research has allayed those fears.
Is Your State Ready For The Next Infectious Outbreak? Probably Not
Public health has a way of slipping off the radar when people aren't scared about Ebola or anthrax. But that doesn't mean the threats go away. And most states aren't prepared for the next one.
And The Award For Most Offensive Fundraising Video Goes To ...
If you're a charity that wants to help the developing world, you really, really, really don't want to win a "Rusty Radiator."
Teaching Hospitals Hit Hardest By Medicare Fines For Patient Safety
Medicare will cut payments to hospitals with high rates of patient infections and injuries. Half of the nation's academic medical centers will be docked for making too many medical mistakes.