Policy/Biz Stories
HIV-positive patients are less likely to receive treatment for some cancers than HIV-negative patients, and this affects their survival rates.- The Supreme Court announced Monday its rejection of a challenge issued trying to reinstate gay conversion therapy in California.
- The Supreme Court's contraception ruling could snowball from one crafts store's complaints to a nationwide cry for religious freedom.
Congressional Republicans may have just accidentally legalized small possessions of marijuana in Washington, D.C.
Land grabbing has a bad rap, but researchers say more productive agribusinesses could feed 100 million more people than local farmers can.
Doctors say the practice of handshaking should be banned in health care settings to prevent the spread of disease.
The Supreme Court unanimously decided Massachusetts’ abortion clinic buffer zone law, which makes it a crime for pro-life petitioners to stand within 35 feet of an entrance, is unconstitutional.
A bill mandating the use of condoms and regular health screening in the California adult film industry seems like a good idea, until you see it from the perspective of a porn star.
The White House made changes to rules proposed by the FDA for regulating tobacco products, deleting restrictions that might have prevented online sales of e-cigarettes.
Americans need a certain amount of money in order to feel rich, but it largely depends on several factors.
A federal judge ruled that New York City schools are now allowed to ban students who are not vaccinated to attend schools when there is an outbreak of a vaccine-preventable disease.
Reading aloud to kids has been practiced culturally for decades, and finally policy and science are joining forces to play catch-up.
