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Should you treat a sinus infection with antibiotics?

By Dr. Amber Robins

With spring comes sinus infections. And many questions from my patients about how to best to treat them.

The problem with overusing antibiotics

By Laura Santhanam

Here’s what we know about antibiotic resistance, and how researchers are trying to fight it.

What makes eggs 'organic'? It depends on who you ask

By Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo

The U.S. Department of Agriculture finalized a plan under the Obama administration that required chickens laying organic eggs to have access to soil, not just enclosures attached to hen houses. But before the rule could be implemented under the Trump…

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Doctors and drugmakers may be looking at your social media

By Menaka Wilhelm, Future of You

Doctors and drugmakers are looking at patients' experiences on social media for clues on problems.

Analysis: California's forced sterilization programs once harmed thousands, especially Latinas

By Nicole L. Novak and Natalie Lira, The Conversation

In the first half of the 20th century, approximately 60,000 people were sterilized under U.S. eugenics programs. California led the nation in this effort at social engineering.

Why the federal Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program's fate is uncertain

By Laura Santhanam

While the latest version of Congress' massive funding bill saves some of the funding the Trump administration planned to cut June 30, for now, it also puts millions more toward abstinence education, bringing the issue of how to handle teen…

Your trip to the dentist wouldn't include anesthesia without this doctor

By Dr. Howard Markel

Our collectively aching teeth thank you, Dr. Carl Koller.

If I have a tight budget and good health, what kind of Medicare should I get?

By Philip Moeller

Medicare Advantage plans are less expensive than a package of original Medicare with a Medigap supplement plan, and often cover additional things that basic Medicare does not cover.

Betty Ann Bowser, trailblazer in television news, dies at 73

By Murrey Jacobson

Betty Ann Bowser was a tough, fearless reporter and a pioneer as a television news correspondent.

Federal judge blocks Mississippi's new 15-week abortion ban

By Associated Press

The law and responding challenge set up a confrontation sought by abortion opponents, who are hoping federal courts will ultimately prohibit abortions before a fetus is viable. Current federal law does not.