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Did revised federal standards make transplant centers more averse to risk and encourage them to drop sicker patients who might affect the hospitals' patient survival rates?

Federal Standard May Be Thwarting Some Liver Transplant Patients

Researchers report that performance standards set by federal health officials may have led to many patients being dropped from transplant lists without an improvement in survival rates.

To Manage Dementia Well, Start With The Caregivers

A new approach to helping Alzheimer's and dementia patients starts with training caregivers, teaching them to respond to their loved ones' needs with insight and creativity.

Vermont Democratic gubernatorial nominee Christine Hallquist, a transgender woman and former electric company executive, applauds with her supporters during her election night party in Burlington, Vt.

Vermont Democrat Christine Hallquist Is First Transgender Nominee For Governor

Hallquist is the first openly transgender candidate in the U.S. to win a major party's nomination for governor. Primaries were also decided Tuesday in Connecticut, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Sister Frances Carr (left) and Brother Arnold Hadd in 1995. Carr died this week, leaving just two members of the religious group known as the Shakers.

One Of The Last Shakers Dies

The nearly extinct American religious group with roots in 18th century England has lost one of its last remaining members.

Kim Yong Chol, former North Korean military intelligence chief and one of Kim Jong Un's closest aides, left, and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pose for a picture before a meeting, Thursday, May 31, 2018, in New York.

US-NKorea Open Talks In New York Aimed At Salvaging Summit

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and North Korea's former military intelligence chief opened talks Thursday to try to salvage an on-again, off-again summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

"Our health care systems need to adjust a little to try to get knowledge about cancer prevention to everybody," says Dr. Otis Brawley, chief medical and scientific officer of the American Cancer Society.

Q&A: Wider Knowledge About Cancer Prevention Would Reduce U.S. Deaths

Cancer death rates remain high for some groups of people, including African-Americans, despite general gains made in recent decades. The American Cancer Society has ideas about reducing the gaps.

Suspicious travel companions: Bacteria can survive for days on surfaces inside a plane. But that doesn't mean you have to take these critters home with you.

Pathogens On A Plane: How To Stay Healthy In Flight

We all think of airplanes as hotbeds for diseases. But how easily do pathogens spread on jets? Now scientists have created "Fantasy Flights" to find the risky seats.

In the new documentary "Myanmar’s Killing Fields," secret footage going back years shows the effort to kill and expel Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar. With accounts from victims, "Myanmar’s Killing Fields" examines evidence that security forces committed crimes against humanity. This is of a Rohingya woman named Mumtaz Begum, who tells FRONTLINE Myanmar soldiers killed several members of her family, raped her and set her house on fire.

FRONTLINE: Myanmar's Killing Fields

Airs Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

WonderCon 2016 And Comic-Con HQ

WonderCon 2016 took place over the weekend in Los Angeles, and KPBS' Beth Accomando took advantage of the event to talk with Seth Laderman of Comic-Con HQ and Ted Adams of IDW Publishing.

In this Saturday, May 5, 2018 photo, a man passes political posters during the California Republican Party convention in San Diego.

California GOP Divided Over Governor In Tough Election Year

California Republicans desperate to break a long losing streak are betting that anger over higher gas taxes and illegal immigration will give their candidates an edge in races for governor and other marquee offices this year.

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