Mar 13 Five Health Reform Changes to Watch in 2012 By Michelle Andrews Starting in August, the Obama administration's new rules on contraceptive coverage take effect. Photo Illustration by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images. Two years after its passage, the sweeping health care overhaul remains deeply controversial, with both political parties trying to use it… Continue reading
Mar 12 New Health Reform Rules Issued as Supreme Court Review Nears By Jason Kane Heath and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, middle, makes her way to a news conference in July to announce a preliminary framework on health insurance exchanges. She issued the final regulations Monday. Photo by Tom Willaims/Roll Call. Just two weeks… Continue reading
Mar 08 Endangered Animals Say ‘Cheese’ for Nature Photographer EmbedVideo(2856, 482, 304); For most portrait photographers, odds that their subjects will defecate in front of them, rip their backdrops or charge at the camera tend to be low. But that's just a day's work for Joel… Continue reading
Mar 08 Report: 1 in 3 Americans Burdened With Medical Bills By Jason Kane Photo by Nancy R. Cohen. It's clear this election season that the politics of health care costs and coverage remains a major lightning rod. But a study published Tuesday shows that some grim statistics continue to bind Americans of… Continue reading
Mar 01 Coral Sex Just Got a Little More Interesting Coral eggs are rich in waxy fat, which provides energy during development, and buoyancy, helping them float to the ocean surface during spawning. Photo by Heyward & Negri, AIMS Once a year, shortly after a full moon, many… Continue reading
Feb 27 Insurers Open Stores To Peddle Health Plans By Michelle Andrews One of the new Blue and Blue Shield stores in Florida. Photo courtesy of Kaiser Health News. When Ronda Austin's employer stopped offering health coverage last spring, she bought an individual policy from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida. Continue reading
Feb 23 Ballots of Yore: A History Lesson in Voting Technology Last Thursday, science correspondent Miles O'Brien explored the benefits and drawbacks of online voting. If you can shop and bank online, why not vote that way, he asks. Turns out there are plenty of reasons why: so… Continue reading
Feb 22 ‘Why I Go to School’: An Antidote For Dropping Out By Travis Daub Every year, more than 1.3 million students drop out of high school. That's 7,000 students a day dropping out for many reasons, most of which are largely personal and reflective of a student's circumstances at home, school and in the… Continue reading
Feb 16 Marine Experts Flummoxed by Mass Dolphin Strandings Scientists and volunteers respond to stranded dolphins on the shores of Cape Cod. Video by the International Fund for Animal Welfare. Since January 12, 179 dolphins have been found stranded on the sandy shores, mud flats, and shallow… Continue reading
Feb 10 Schools Look to Holistic Approach to Improve Attendance Photo by Max Wolfe via Creative Commons When it comes to lowering the high school dropout rate, many school leaders have found that something fairly basic works: the ABCs -- Attendance, Behavior and Class. And after President Obama's call-to-action… Continue reading