Policy/Biz Stories
- "Science Cop" Jeffrey Kluger pokes holes in anti-vaccination reports claiming a link between vaccines and autism development.
- A new study of HPV vaccination rates among predominantly African-American neighborhoods finds even knowledgeable women are not getting their daughters (or themselves) vaccinated.
- Access to emergency contraceptives for rape victims will expand if Republicans can agree with Democrats.
- In the midst of a national prescription painkiller abuse epidemic, anti-drug addiction activists are calling for FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg's resignation.
- U.S. hospitals may be unprepared to safely dispose of the infectious waste generated by any Ebola virus disease patient to arrive unannounced in the country.
- The New Jersey governor has struggled with weight loss the past several years, but after receiving lap band surgery, he claims to have lost 85 pounds.
- A study delved into the complex relationship between cigarettes and alcohol and found that when stricter smoking regulations are set in place, the population tends to drink less.
- Breast milk is a potential source of cytomegalovirus in premature babies, who are among those at highest risk of infection.
- The Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks' game on Sunday will drag the NFL drug policy under a microscope.
- Your request to work from home is now backed by science.
- The website Who's Your Doctor proposes making doctors reveal everything, from their political stance to whether or not they're pro-choice.
- The White House's latest campaign says it's on all of us to stop sexual assault.