healthcare
Breakthrough discovery for cystic fibrosis treatment
Discovery of antitoxin provides promising new treatment for cystic fibrosis.
How to find whole grains
Whole grains can reduce the risk of diseases, but separating real from fake can be confusing.
How to live longer
Scientists have unlocked some surprising secrets about why some people live longer than others.
China's far-from universal health care
By 2020, the Chinese government wants to extend health care to all of its 1.3 billion citizens. The job won't be easy.
A vaccine for malaria? The army wants to know.
The U.S. Army is testing a new vaccine for Malaria. Someone had to be willing to try it.
South Africa: rationing health by committee
In South Africa, the government puts limits on life-sustaining kidney dialysis and doctors are tasked with deciding who lives and who dies. This is the story of two patients -- and the committee that determined their fates.
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