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A new study reports on a novel way to short-circuit the parasite that spreads the disease so people wouldn't get infected with a mosquito's bite.
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Commerce Department employees caught up in a legal battle over their mass firings are now learning that their health care coverage was cut off weeks ago, even though they were paying their premiums. -
Angeline Murimirwa, whose parents couldn't afford school fees, is on Time magazine's "most influential" list — recognizing her work as CEO of Camfed, a charity giving girls a chance for an education. -
Scientists have a new clue in the mystery of why younger people are getting more colon cancer. It may have to do with a toxin produced by a common gut microbe. -
UCLA researchers say proposed federal Medicaid work requirements could cost 2.3 million Californians their Medi-Cal coverage. It would disproportionately impact Latino communities. -
The unexpected elimination of funding for the decades-long research project focused on women's health shocked scientists. They were heartened by the quick restoration of support. -
The Millennium Challenge Corporation, focused on boosting economic growth abroad, could essentially shutter. -
Medicaid supporters rallied in front of Republican Rep. Darrell Issa's Santee office Wednesday. -
House Rep. Gerry Connolly is pushing CDC leadership to explain why the personnel who handle FOIA requests lost their jobs, noting that that the public has a right to access federal records. -
ROMEO stands for "retired older men eating out," and it's helping guys in one Maine town get out of the house and into more friendships. -
Taking the drug made one writer feel so sick she quit and focused on healthy habits instead of her body size. Turns out, 65% of people using GLP-1 drugs for weight loss quit within a year.
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