Under 30? The President Would Like You To Know Health Care Is Hip
The White House is desperate to recruit the millennial crowd, prompting some unusual media appearances for the president. Will they work?
Health & Safety
Wake Up And Smell The Caffeine. It's A Powerful Drug
Around the world, many of us start our day with a drug derived from a natural insecticide: caffeine. Murray Carpenter tells the tale in Caffeinated: How Our Daily Habit Helps, Hurts and Hooks Us.
Power Outages Cause Food Shortages For Triad Families: High Point Non-Profits Seek Donations
As some in the Piedmont get their power back, they're discovering they have little or no food. One community needs your help.
For Sandy Hook Killer's Father, Tragedy Outweighs Love For His Son
Peter Lanza opened up to writer Andrew Solomon about Adam's life and how he tried to help him. Solomon says, "[Peter] would've liked to save the world and himself from the horror of what happened."
Health Care Law Helps Entrepreneurs Quit Their Day Jobs
Employer-provided health care can deter people from leaving their jobs to start their own businesses. Analysts say Obamacare could alleviate so-called entrepreneur lock.
How A Series Of Mistakes Hobbled Minnesota's Health Exchange
The difficulty states have had getting their marketplaces working has been one of the biggest setbacks for Obamacare. Miscommunication, technology failures and management errors all hit in Minnesota.
Genetic Sequencing May Not Be Ready To Become Routine
Sequencing someone's genetic code may seem a good way to raise warnings on health risks. But results can be a confusing mess of information that only leaves patients and doctors needlessly scared.
Study: Clinical Trials Help Drive Research in the Triad
The last 15 years have brought a boom of pharmaceutical research to the Triad, according to the results of a survey released Monday.
Casinos, Sites Of Excess, Might Actually Help Families Slim Down
A recent study finds that a casino's expansion was associated with an increase in family income in its community. In turn, that increase in household income helped lead to a decrease in childhood obesity.
Florida's Insurers Push To Sell Health Coverage To Latinos
Florida has resisted the Affordable Care Act from the get-go, so one of the state's large insurers and Spanish-language media have done most of the outreach to Latinos.