Health

Doctor on Ebola: How the world can reach 'zero new infections'

By PBS News Hour

Once, same-sex couples couldn't wed; now, some employers say they must

By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News

Until recently, same-sex couples could not legally marry. Now, some are finding they must wed if they want to keep their partner’s job-based health insurance and other benefits.

GOP divided over using budget process to derail Obamacare

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Republicans running Congress have promised to use every weapon in their arsenal to take down President Barack Obama's health care law.

With lunch after recess, fruits and veggies consumption increases by 54 percent

By Justin Scuiletti

According to a new study, schools that put recess before lunch saw a 54 percent increase of fruit and vegetable consumption in children.

This is how Facebook stresses you out, according to study

By Ruth Tam

According to a new Pew Research Center study, If you see a friend post something stressful about their life online, it can, in turn, make you stressed.

Seven new measles cases reported, virus traced to Disney theme parks

By Jasmine Wright

California’s Department of Public Health confirmed Monday seven more cases of measles tied to outbreaks from Disney theme parks in California, bringing the total number of infected to 26.

When to say no to a C-section: how to talk with your doctor about your delivery options

By Adelyn Baxter

Carla Keirns was determined not to have a C-section, even after two days of labor and from suggestions from her doctors. But Keirns is also a trained physician herself. She was able to have the delivery she wanted, but only…

Chipotle faces pork shortage

By Ariel Min

When the Mexican fast-food chain learned of its pork supplier’s violation of standards concerning housing for the pigs, it stopped serving pork at some 600 restaurants across the country for the first time.

How to prepare the health care system for an aging population

By Laura Santhanam

Taking a look at hospital discharges is one method researchers are using to understand what shifts in an aging population could mean for the health care system.