Forum: What Do Doctors Think About America's "Vaccine War"?
Are vaccines safe for children? Three doctors and experts in their field discuss how they think about that question and what they tell parents.
March 23, 2015
SEC Chief Endorses Stricter Standards for Investment Advice
The chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission told one of Wall Street's primary trade groups Tuesday it was her "personal view" that financial advisers should be required to place their clients' interests ahead of their own.
March 17, 2015
Lawmakers Take Aim at Link Between Antibiotics for Livestock and Infections in Humans
A new bill would grant the FDA greater authority to police antibiotics that are used for livestock but feared to contribute to drug-resistant infections in humans.
March 3, 2015
Are 401(k) Fees Making Companies Richer at the Expense of Workers?
The cost of investing in a workplace retirement plan, like a 401(k), might not be so high, says attorney Jerome Schlicter, if businesses weren't breaking the law.
March 3, 2015
White House Sets Sights On New Rules For Retirement Advice
Conflicts of interests in the financial services industry are costing Americans at least $17 billion each year in lost retirement savings, according to the White House.
February 23, 2015
Election Spending Reached New High in 2014, Despite Fewer Donors
Spending on Congressional elections reached its highest level ever in 2014, even though fewer Americans donated money.
February 19, 2015
Holder Sets Deadline in Final Push for Financial Crisis Cases
Attorney General Eric Holder has instructed U.S. prosecutors to decide within 90 days whether any civil or criminal cases against individuals remain viable for crimes that contributed to the financial crisis.
February 18, 2015
A Very Short History of Death
Is there any such thing as a good death? It's a question that got Christopher Woolf, resident "history guy" at Public Radio International’s "The World" thinking.
February 17, 2015
Prolonging Life or Prolonging Death? Two Doctors on Caring for the Critically Sick
For doctors, there are rarely easy decisions to be made when it comes to the care of someone who is critically ill.
February 13, 2015
Dr. Atul Gawande: "Hope is Not a Plan" When Doctors, Patients Talk Death
"We are literally inflicting therapies on people that shorten their lives and increase their suffering due to an inability to come to good decisions," says the renowned surgeon and author.
February 10, 2015
S.&P. to Pay $1.38 Billion for Once Rave Ratings of Toxic Mortgages
The ratings giant's agreement with the Justice Department settles allegations that it knowingly understated the risk behind many of the financial instruments that caused the financial crisis.
February 3, 2015
Questions Over Brain Disease Again Stymie NFL Concussion Settlement
A federal judge has declined for a second time to sign off on a proposed settlement between the league and thousands of former players.
February 2, 2015