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A number of states recently have dedicated more money to educating women and health care providers about the 99 percent effectiveness of long-acting, reversible forms of contraception, like the intrauterine device, or IUD — shown here.

Long-Term, Reversible Contraception Gains Traction With Young Women

Implants and intrauterine devices are endorsed by pediatricians, OB-GYNs and health officials as a way to help girls and women space their pregnancies and reduce the risk of having a premature baby.

A North Korean fisherman drifts into southern waters and is captured and questioned as a Communist spy in Kim Ki-Duk's "The Net," screening at Pac-Arts' Spring Showcase.

Pac-Arts' Spring Showcase Kicks Off 7th Year Of Asian Cinema

Shorts, features, documentaries, and Mystery Kung Fu Theater

Holding Ed Schools Accountable For The Teachers They Teach

The U.S. Education Department is taking a stronger approach to teacher-prep programs with new regulations out this week.

David Cortman of the Alliance Defending Freedom speaks after representing Trinity Lutheran Church before the Supreme Court on Wednesday. Concerned Women for America hosted a rally in support of the Missouri church on the court steps.

In Church-State Playground Brawl, Justices Lean Toward The Church

At Wednesday's oral arguments, a clear majority of justices seemed troubled by a Missouri policy that bars state money from going to religious schools for playground improvements.

In two recent clinical trials of Harvoni and Sovaldi in the treatment of young people between the ages of 12 and 17, the drugs eliminated all traces of the hepatitis C virus in 97 to 100 percent of patients, generally in 12 weeks.

FDA Approval Of Hepatitis C Drugs For Kids Is Likely To Speed Treatment

Many insurers have required that adults with hepatitis C be very sick before they can get access to expensive drug treatment. But Medicaid has special rules that may get kids and teens access sooner.

When Morton Pollner was diagnosed with lung cancer at age 76, he thought it was a death sentence.

Older Patients Can Benefit From Lung Cancer Surgery

Lung cancer affects mostly older people, but they're often not offered surgery as a treatment. A study finds that most older people can tolerate surgery, and that it extends lives.

Mike George, Amazon's vice president of Echo, Alexa and Appstore, speaking in New York City in May. Today, Amazon announced the launch of an on-demand music-streaming service.

Amazon Seeks To Recapture Music Fans With New Streaming Service

With Amazon Music Unlimited, the company is seeking to lure consumers away from competitors like Spotify and Apple Music — and it might be a game-changing proposition.

Little Golden Books were sold for just 25 cents in department stores, drug stores and supermarkets. This ad, aimed at grocery chains, illustrated how shoppers picked up the inexpensive picture books during their every day shopping.

'The Poky Little Puppy' And His Fellow Little Golden Books Are Turning 75

Sold in supermarkets for just 25 cents, these inexpensive picture books — with cheerful illustrations and golden spines — were designed to democratize the children's book market.

Researchers are trying to tease apart the reasons why girls are less likely to become scientists and engineers.

Young Girls Are Less Apt To Think That Women Are Really, Really Smart

Girls are less likely to identify their own gender as brilliant than boys are, even at age 5. One question is whether it's the girls who need to change their thinking about innate intelligence.

A 60-year-old local man who lost his two sons and his wife in airstrikes stands inside his collapsed home in Aleppo, Syria, on Monday.

VIDEO: Aerial Footage Shows Scale Of Destruction In Aleppo

They are haunting images: rubble-filled streets and entire blocks of ghostly facades. The United Nations says about 250,000 civilians are trapped in rebel-held eastern Aleppo.

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