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Suchart Prasomsu, 53, leads a rescue team of 30 volunteers in Bangkok, using his Harley to get to car crashes and crime scenes. Since the start of the pandemic, they've also been called on to try and keep people from killing themselves.

The Cost Of Thailand's Coronavirus Success: Despair ... And Suicide

Thailand's lockdown has kept the number of cases low. But the economic toll has led to a mental health crisis.

With its initial public offering on Friday, Uber hopes to raise billions of dollars, but analysts wonder when the ride-hailing company will turn a profit.

Uber's Eye-Popping IPO Approaches. Is It Really Worth $90 Billion?

Uber has never been profitable, yet the ride-hailing company may be valued at as much as $90 billion when it goes public Friday. It will be one of the largest tech IPOs ever.

Uber's Eye-Popping IPO Approaches. Is It Really Worth $90 Billion?

Uber has never been profitable, yet the ride-hailing company may be valued at as much as $90 billion when it goes public Friday. It will be one of the largest tech IPOs ever.

Doctors and other health care providers still prescribe highly addictive pain medications at rates widely considered unsafe. Critics say the practice exposes tens of millions of patients each year to unnecessary risk of addiction, overdose and death.

Doctors And Dentists Still Flooding U.S. With Opioid Prescriptions

Forty Americans die every day from overdoses linked to prescription opioids, but researchers say many doctors and dentists still have a "prescribe and forget" attitude toward the medications.

Doctors And Dentists Still Flooding U.S. With Opioid Prescriptions

Forty Americans die every day from overdoses linked to prescription opioids, but researchers say many doctors and dentists still have a "prescribe and forget" attitude toward the medications.

Rancho La Puerta owner Deborah Szekely, 97, at her San Diego home says she still lectures at her health spa, June 12, 2019.

Health Spa Pioneer Recalls Her Early Years

Nearly 80 years ago, as World War II raged, immigration rules and a keen interest in health motivated Deborah and Edmond Szekely to get into the wellness business.

Elliot Berman, on the balcony of his New York City apartment, wears a boat jacket that he and his team donned for meetings with the boating industry about their solar panels. On the pocket is a drawing of a sundial and the Latin phrase Sine sole sileo — "Without sun, I'm silent."

How Big Oil Of The Past Helped Launch The Solar Industry Of Today

The multibillion-dollar solar photovoltaic industry has roots in an unexpected place. More than 40 years ago, oil companies invested in solar research and development that have proved critical.

Sleep trackers have become increasingly popular, but for some people, perfecting their sleep score becomes an end unto itself.

Losing Sleep Over The Quest For A Perfect Night's Rest

A boom in technology promising to improve sleep has an ironic side effect: orthosomnia. Thanks to sleep trackers, people get so obsessed with perfect sleep that they are losing sleep over it.

Tanisha Cortez waits on a table at a restaurant in Ames, Iowa. When the previous restaurant she worked for closed, Cortez applied to others and had job offers right away. Jobs are plentiful in Ames, a small city of more than 65,000 residents tucked amid farm fields north of Des Moines.

In This Town, You Apply For A Job And You Get It

Ames, Iowa, has an unemployment rate of 1.5%, making it the tightest job market in the country. That's great for workers — but a challenge for those looking for them.

While some new drugs entering the market are driving up prices for consumers, drug companies are also hiking prices on older drugs.

Prescription Drug Costs Driven By Manufacturer Price Hikes, Not Innovation

A recent study shows the cost of brand-name drugs is rising — not because of expensive new therapies entering the market but because manufacturers are raising prices on existing drugs.

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