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Physical exercise, diet and supportive counseling are the first steps of any weight loss program. But sometimes that's not enough to take large amounts of weight off, and keep it off, doctors say.

Surgery Helps Some Obese Teens In Battle To Get Fit

Three years after bariatric surgery, more than 200 severely obese teens studied had dropped about a third of their weight, and improved their metabolism, heart health and self esteem.

No Pink, But Plenty Of Red, In Hack-N-Slash 'Fairyland'

Skottie Young's comic may horrify (or delight) the parents of princess-obsessed kids. It's the story of a not-so-little girl who's gone a little violent after 27 years trapped in a sparkly fairyland.

Polar explorer Henry Worsley (right) died after breaking off an attempt to cross the Antarctic landmass unaided. He's seen here with Britain's Prince William in October, shortly before setting out on his journey.

Explorer Dies Just Short Of Goal: Crossing The Antarctic Unaided

Henry Worsley, 55, traveled more than 900 miles across the Antarctic, attempting a solo trek that would also boost a British charity that aids wounded veterans.

Prof. Dana Carney, co-author of a 2010 Psychological Science study on the idea of "power poses," says she now has no "faith in the embodied effects of power poses."

'Power Poses' Co-Author: 'I Do Not Believe The Effects Are Real'

NPR's Scott Simon talks to behavioral scientist Uri Simonsohn about how one of the scientists behind 2010 research on 'power poses' is distancing herself from that work.

Controversial Marine Corps Study On Gender Integration Published In Full

Critics blasted the Marine Corps for not publishing its full study on how gender integration affected combat readiness. NPR obtained the 978-page report.

A Diverse Teaching Force? This Search Firm Can Help, But It'll Cost You

Meet Stratégenius Consulting — a company that helps schools find candidates from a wide range of backgrounds.

Trump Off Camera: The Man Behind The 'In-Your-Face Provocateur'

Biographer Marc Fisher says Donald Trump has lived a "strikingly solitary life given how public he is." Fisher and his Washington Post colleague Michael Kranish are the authors of Trump Revealed.

Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Green Bay, Wis., on Aug. 5. Michael Kranish and his colleague Marc Fisher are the authors of Trump Revealed, a biography about Trump's life and career that is based on the work of more than 20 of the Post's reporters, editors and fact-checkers.

Trump Off Camera: The Man Behind The 'In-Your-Face Provocateur'

Biographer Marc Fisher says Donald Trump has lived a "strikingly solitary life given how public he is." Fisher and his Washington Post colleague Michael Kranish are the authors of Trump Revealed.

Lawyer Ted Olson, shown at the Los Angeles premiere of HBO's The Case Against 8 in 2014, is representing Apple in its legal face-off with federal investigators.

Lawyer For Apple: 'What In The Law Requires Us To Redesign The iPhone?'

Former Solicitor General Ted Olson is one of the most prominent lawyers in America. He's taken up Apple's fight against the FBI over an encrypted iPhone.

Basketball Analyst Dr. Jack Ramsay Dies at 89

Ramsay coached the Portland Trail Blazers to an NBA title before embarking on a long career as a basketball analyst for ESPN. The Hall of Fame coach had been battling cancer.

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