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A major California health insurer says it won't pay for an expensive cancer treatment because there's no science to justify the price.

The rules would lower the threshold for ozone from 75 parts per billion to between 65 ppb to 70 ppb. They are likely to be opposed by industry groups as well as Republicans.

Last year a scientist said he'd found a new form of botulinum toxin, and was keeping details secret to keep the recipe from terrorists. But other science and public health labs were shut out, too.

Oprah, Sheryl Sandberg and Malala Yousafzai lead the list of world changers. But there are a lot of unsung candidates who deserve a shout-out.

The parasitic varroa mite has been wiping out honeybee colonies globally since the late '80s. Now scientists and beekeepers have teamed up to selectively breed bees with a unique, mite-fighting trait.

A series of books published by Melville House gathers together the final interviews conducted with prominent deceased writers and thinkers. Critic Maureen Corrigan reviews the latest in the series.

A regional quality of life index was positive in most of the 15 areas measured, but got neutral marks in some areas and poor marks in others.

Josh Homme and Jesse Hughes' new album may have taken seven years to make, but it still sounds as if they'd jumped out of a plane and recorded it on the way down.

Also this week: Instead of "hit and run," it's often "hit to kill" in China. And, the demise of the liberal arts degree.

The wave of mass shootings in the U.S. is renewing a debate over treating gun violence as a public health issue. Congress has stood in the way of federal funding for studying injuries and deaths.