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Health Insurers Are Vacuuming Up Details About You — And It Could Raise Your Rates

Without scrutiny, insurers and data brokers are predicting your health costs based on public data about things like race, marital status, your TV consumption and even if you buy plus-size clothing.

POV: The Return

Airs Monday, May 23, 2016 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

People cross a temporary bridge on a parched area of the Ganges River in Allahabad, India, on Thursday.

Super Hot! India Records Its Highest Temperature Ever

Thermometers in the western city of Phalodi registered a sizzling 123.8 degrees Fahrenheit on Thursday. One resident told the BBC that it was so hot, his cellphone stopped working.

Attorney Cory Briggs leaves San Diego Superior Court on July 31, 2015.

Cory Briggs’ Law Firm Asks State Supreme Court To Review Precedent-Setting Decision

The Briggs Law Corp. has asked the California Supreme Court to review a ruling that ended a lawsuit filed by local attorney Cory Briggs, drew the attention of the San Diego City Attorney’s Office and established new legal precedent.

Doctors at Scripps Clinic Torrey Pines in La Jolla are among those whose ratings are posted online, July 20, 2016.

When Hospitals Post Doctor Ratings, Who Benefits?

Scripps Health is so far the only San Diego County health system that uses patient reviews to provide online ratings of some of its doctors. They’re supposed to help patients pick physicians, but some suggest the ratings are a marketing ploy.

Morning sickness treatments range from steady consumption of dry crackers to a pill not much better than a placebo.

Morning Sickness Pill Gets Second Look From Persistent Researchers

The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says pregnant women with morning sickness shouldn't reach hastily for the pill bottle. Controversy over one medicine called Diclegis continues.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a joint hearing of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday.

Mark Zuckerberg Tells Senate: Election Security Is An 'Arms Race'

The CEO of Facebook testified before Congress for the first time on Tuesday. He apologized for allowing Facebook tools to be used to do harm — and vowed to take more responsibility over user content.

An attendee tries Google Glass during the Google I/O developer conference May 17, in San Francisco. The wearable technology has been used to record a brawl and arrest on the Jersey Shore.

Arrest Caught On Google Glass Reignites Privacy Debate

The Fourth of July holiday brought about another first for Google Glass, the computing device that you can wear on your face.

Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., and his wife Franni Bryson (left) arrive at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday. Franken announced on the Senate floor that he would be resigning "in the coming weeks."

Sen. Al Franken Announces He Will Resign 'In The Coming Weeks'

The Minnesota Democrat said he would be stepping down amid allegations of sexual misconduct and calls for his resignation by his colleagues.

Sen. Al Franken Announces He Will Resign 'In The Coming Weeks'

The Minnesota Democrat said he would be stepping down amid allegations of sexual misconduct and calls for his resignation by his colleagues.

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