Health
The host of the PBS Newshour Judy Woodruff interviews speakers on the opening day of the Aspen Ideas Festival's "Spotlight on Health." They discuss the proposals from the congress and the Trump administration to replace the Obama administration's Affordable Care Act.
Senate Republicans are calling their health care bill the Better Care Reconciliation Act. It shares many provisions with the House's American Health Care Act, but goes further in cutting Medicaid.
The country's changing attitudes toward pets are highlighted by the annual dog meat festival in Yulin City. The government issues a ban on dog meat sale, then promptly reversed it.
The weed is flourishing now in the St. Charles and Lanesboro areas and is highly poisonous to people and livestock, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture says. Here's how to identify it and stay safe.
After weeks of closed-door meetings that angered Democrats and some Republicans, Senate Republicans released their long-awaited bill.
Rodents, primates and bats likely carry hundreds of thousands of viruses we haven't yet identified. But how do you know which ones might infect humans?
Senate Republican leaders say they'll unveil details of their health care bill on Thursday after writing it in secret with little input from other GOP members.
Senate Republicans will release a draft of their legislation Thursday, with a vote likely next week. Republicans have been coy -- or simply out of the loop -- on specifics. But it sounds a lot like the House bill.
Minnesota's ongoing measles outbreak is fueling efforts to make it harder to opt out of vaccination in the state.
Valeri Turner and Chaz Sandifer are African-American lifestyle coaches offering culturally specific health and fitness options.
Without the votes to block a Republican bill, Senate Democrats are trying to draw attention to the GOP's closed-door process for drafting health care legislation.
The Republican-led Senate has received some backlash for developing a overhaul of the Affordable Care Act behind closed doors.
A yoga class designed specifically for lower back pain can be as effective as physical therapy in easing pain, the study says. The class and teacher manuals are available online, for free.
On Capitol Hill, secrecy happens. It's not uncommon for either party to draft bills or resolve stubborn final hurdles in private meetings, forgoing the step-by-step, civics-book version of how Congress works.
Republicans are getting ready for Senate votes on legislation scuttling former President Barack Obama's health care law, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday among growing indications that the climactic vote could occur next week.
The Remote Area Medical charity holds dozens of free health clinics each year. Low-income patients waited in their cars and on blankets for the clinic to open one recent Saturday morning.
Twenty years. That's how long two grad students, Sonia Vallabh and Eric Minikel, think they have before a deadly disease envelops Sonia's brain. The Massachusetts couple is now racing to find a cure.
When Greg O'Brien found out he'd be a grandfather, he was excited. He was also sad. His granddaughter, he knew, would never know the real him.
Two physicians and one patient talk about the importance of communication in healthcare.
Mosquitoes in the metro area have tested positive for the West Nile virus - tying the 2006 record for early detection.