Nation Oct 29 What some states are doing to improve privacy for your personal data Data brokers make money off of your personal data, including your real-time location and spending habits. These companies say the information allows service providers to personalize their products, but privacy advocates say it's collected without permission and not properly secured.
Health Oct 28 Investigation finds Philips hid safety issues with its CPAP machines for years CPAP machines help about 8 million Americans with sleep-related breathing disorders, like sleep apnea, by keeping their airways open while they sleep. But one manufacturer, Philips Respironics, is coming under fire for a critical change it made to millions of…
Nation Oct 22 How Muslim and Jewish faith groups are coming together during Israel-Hamas war The conflict in the Middle East has been a fraught subject for decades, including in the U.S., and especially within American Jewish and Muslim communities. And for almost as long, interfaith groups have sought to bring those communities together to…
World Oct 21 UN aid chief hopes to increase flow of critical supplies to Gaza Twenty trucks of humanitarian aid crossed into Gaza from Egypt on Saturday, the first life-saving supplies to reach Gazans since the Israel-Hamas war began. Before the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas, 450 trucks of aid arrived daily in Gaza. UN…
World Oct 15 U.S. intends to keep supporting Ukraine against Russia, says defense secretary While U.S. aid to Ukraine has gotten caught up in Capitol Hill politics, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says he intends to support Ukraine as best he can. Austin talked about that when he sat down with foreign affairs and defense…
Health Oct 15 How 'thinly veiled' social media ads are influencing what we eat and drink News about food safety can be hard to keep straight. That’s been complicated by a little-known tactic used by the food and beverage industry to influence what we eat and drink through social media, the subject of a joint investigation…
Health Oct 07 Why prescription medication to treat alcoholism is 'vastly underutilized' Nearly 30 million Americans struggle with alcohol addiction. Medication used to treat alcohol-use disorder have been on the market for decades, but is rarely prescribed. Dr. Sarah Wakeman, medical director of the Substance Use Disorder Initiative at Mass General Brigham,…
Nation Oct 01 Hispanic? Latino? How the language of identity is shifting over time Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates a U.S. population of 64 million that’s diverse, growing and constantly changing. But can a single term like Hispanic or Latino describe a group with such varied ancestry and geographic origin? Mark Hugo Lopez from the…
Nation Oct 01 Jovita Idar's fight for the rights of women and Mexican immigrants For Hispanic Heritage Month, as part of our “Hidden Histories” series, we bring you the story of Jovita Idar, a journalist and activist who spent her life improving the lives of women and Mexican immigrants at the turn of the…
Health Sep 24 How a lack of regulation for tattoo ink puts Americans' health at risk Nearly one in three Americans surveyed this summer said they have at least one tattoo, according to the Pew Research Center. But while tattoo artists are required to have a license in all 50 states and the District of Columbia,…