Countdown To 7 Billion: A Tale Of Two Worlds
The United Nations says that sometime around Halloween the seven-billionth person will be born into this world — most likely …
How A Debt Stalemate Could Squeeze Health System
Hospitals, nursing homes, doctors and state health programs could survive a brief pinch if the Washington debt ceiling deadlock leads …
Your Health Podcast: From Peacock Finances To Relieved Livers
You are the same person wherever you are, right? Well, Dr. Vlad Griskevicius might beg to differ. The professor of …
Can Therapy Help Change Sexual Orientation?
Conversion therapy — a controversial psychotherapy that tries to help gay men and women become straight — is in the …
Feds Order Insurers To Cover Birth Control Free Of Charge To Women
Even though the decision was widely expected, there’s no denying the news is still a pretty big deal. Today, the …
Stigma Hinders Treatment For Postpartum Depression
When Heidi Koss picks up her daughter Bronwen from middle school in a Seattle suburb, it’s completely routine: They chat …
Infants Got Modest Cold Relief, If Mom Took DHA While Pregnant
DHA has become the “it” nutritional supplement for pregnant women and babies, marketed as an elixir that that will make …
FDA: Wake Up, People, Those Lazy Brownies Are Unsafe
The Food and Drug Administration has given the maker of Lazy Larry relaxation brownies a wake-up call. The Associated Press …
Even A Little Exercise Can Help Your Heart
We all know that exercise is good for us, but sometimes it can seem too hard to even detach from …
Medicare, Medicaid Advocates Cast Wary Eye On Budget Deal
Medicare and Medicaid have so far dodged the budget knives wielded by the GOP. But those who depend on the …
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