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California: Colleges to Require Measles Vaccinations

New York Times

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Effects of Ancient Custom Present New Challenge to U.S. Doctors

Genital Cutting Cases Seen More as Immigration Rises

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A Path for Precision Medicine

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Among New York Subway’s Millions of Riders, a Study Finds Many Mystery Microbes

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Solving Homelessness in San Francisco

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‘Food Is a Death Sentence to These Kids’

"Prader-­Willi syndrome was first identified by Andrea Prader, Heinrich Willi and Alexis Labhart, researchers at a Swiss children’s hospital, in 1956. But for 25 years, no one knew what caused the strange suite of symptoms that, in addition to low muscle tone and insatiability, characterize it. Many symptoms affect some people more than others — for instance, not everyone with the disorder is intellectually impaired — but all children with it show an early failure to thrive, followed by obesity, unless their diet is aggressively managed."

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What 2,000 Calories Looks Like

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FRONTLINE explores the growing crisis of antibiotic resistance.

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The Challenging Patients

Life expectancy for people with intellectual disability has tripled, but medical practices have failed to keep pace. A team of doctors at a Kentucky clinic offers a comprehensive approach to care.

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How Exercise Changes Our DNA

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A Copper Bedrail Could Cut Back On Infections For Hospital Patients

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Are Midwives Safer Than Doctors?

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Vaccine Myth-Busting Can Backfire

For people who mistrust vaccination, learning the facts may make the problem worse.

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Why Lefties Make Less

They've been subtly discriminated against since biblical times, but modern data suggests a significant gap in earnings.

"Lefties score lower on cognitive tests and are 50 percent more likely to have behavioral problems and learning disabilities (such as dyslexia). Also, people suffering from schizophrenia are more likely to be left-handed than are people without the condition."

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New Report Details the Economic Costs of Superbug Threat

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‘Superbugs’ Kill India’s Babies and Pose an Overseas Threat

“Reducing newborn deaths in India is one of the most important public health priorities in the world, and this will require treating an increasing number of neonates who have sepsis and pneumonia,” said Dr. Vinod Paul, chief of pediatrics at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences and the leader of the study. “But if resistant infections keep growing, that progress could slow, stop or even reverse itself. And that would be a disaster for not only India but the entire world.”

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Rain soothes Californians, but state reservoirs in bad shape

It may be raining, but not enough to take a bath.