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Nick Fugate (center) with his parents, Julie and Ron, has been adjusting to life on Kansas' waiting list to get life-assistance services through Medicaid.

To Get Disability Help In Kansas, Thousands Face A 7-Year Wait

Nick Fugate has a cognitive disability, but held a job and was independent for years. Then he lost his dishwashing job and learned there are long delays getting help he needs from Medicaid in Kansas.

David Shulkin was the first nonveteran to lead the Veterans Affairs Department and an Obama appointee — the lone holdover in the Trump White House.

Trump To Replace VA Secretary David Shulkin

The president intends to nominate Navy Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, the White House physician, to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs.

John Nash, winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize in economics, giving a lecture in 2007.

How Much Is A Nobel Prize Medal Worth?

On Monday, Sotheby's will auction off a Nobel economics prize medal awarded to John Nash in 1994. So, how much is a Nobel medal worth?

How Much Is A Nobel Prize Medal Worth?

On Monday, Sotheby's will auction off a Nobel economics prize medal awarded to John Nash in 1994. So, how much is a Nobel medal worth?

The damage to Houston's economy from Harvey's torrential rainfall will be by one estimate more than $30 billion, a staggering sum.

Economic Impact of Harvey Could Be Felt Nationwide Before It's Over

Hurricane Harvey has inflicted much human misery since Friday, and now its aftermath is causing economic harm. Experts say the flooding may end up damaging oil refineries and boosting gas prices.

French President Emmanuel Macron kisses Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo at Paris' city hall after his inauguration last May. Another French female mayor told her local council members in December she would no longer greet them with the traditional two-cheek kiss but, rather, with a handshake.

In France, A Debate About Kissing A Traditional Custom Goodbye

Mayor Aude Picard-Wolff told 73 municipal counselors she would no longer greet them with the customary two-cheek kiss, known as la bise, which she said wastes time and is unhygienic and sexist.

The image of a normal upper arm (top) shows the delicate network of healthy lymph vessels. In the lower image of a patient with lymphedema, a collection of lymph fluid, in white, has made the arm swell.

She Survived Breast Cancer, But Says A Treatment Side Effect 'Almost Killed' Her

When many lymph nodes are removed along with a tumor, some patients develop painful and debilitating swelling — lymphedema. More doctors should recognize and help prevent the problem, surgeons say.

Apple is being urged to help protect young users of its smartphones and tablets, with two investors citing problems that have been linked with spending too much time on social media and looking at screens.

Large Shareholders Ask Apple To Help Wean Digital-Addicted Youths

Suggestions range from entering the user's age when setting up a phone to setting limits on screen time and confining the use of iPhones and iPads to certain hours.

The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, opening in Montgomery, Ala., on Thursday, is dedicated to victims of lynching.

New Lynching Memorial Is A Space 'To Talk About All Of That Anguish'

The National Memorial for Peace and Justice opens Thursday in Montgomery, Ala., and includes monuments to victims of lynchings. Organizers say it's time "to confront the brutality."

Researchers injected dye into this human neuron to reveal its shape.

Scientists And Surgeons Team Up To Create Virtual Human Brain Cells

By rushing live brain cells from the operating room to the lab, scientists have been able to create three-dimensional reconstructions of cells that reveal their electrical behavior and shape.

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