Scrubbing Your House Of Bacteria Could Clear The Way for Fungus A new study in Brazil finds that urban apartments have more diverse fungi — some healthy, some potentially not — than villages in the Amazon rainforest. Pien Huang
CRISPR Approach To Fighting Cancer Called 'Promising' In 1st Safety Test Attempts to use the gene-editing tool CRISPR to develop a treatment for cancer seem safe and feasible in the earliest findings from the first three patients. "So far, so good," scientists say. Rob Stein
CDC: Childhood Trauma Is A Public Health Issue And We Can Do More Prevent It What happens to you in childhood can affect your health for a lifetime. New data shows a link between childhood trauma and disease later in life. Prevention is critical, public health experts say. Rhitu Chatterjee
Trump Administration Plans To Roll Back Anti-Discrimination Rules Tied To HHS Funding The Trump administration wants to roll back anti-discrimination rules tied to Health & Human Services spending, meaning groups could refuse a client based on sexual orientation, gender or religion. Selena Simmons-Duffin
China Has Been Slow To Embrace #MeToo. Pop-Up Sexual Consent Workshops Might Help After her own sexual assault, a social media celebrity in China is challenging the country's taboo against frank discussions about sex by hosting consent workshops for students at a Beijing bar. Amy Cheng
The Opium Cycle There is a pattern that has repeated itself throughout the history of the opium trade. Darian Woods
Controversy Kicks Up Over A Drug Meant To Prevent Premature Birth An expert panel wants the Food And Drug Administration to withdraw its approval for Makena, because a large study shows the drug doesn't work. But some doctors say the evidence isn't clear-cut. Patti Neighmond
This Congolese Doctor Discovered Ebola But Never Got Credit For It — Until Now Dr. Jean-Jacques Muyembe first confronted a mysterious, bloody disease in 1976. But credit for the discovery went to Belgian researchers. Eyder Peralta
Voters Weigh In As Elizabeth Warren Takes Health Care Plan On Campaign Trail Sen. Elizabeth Warren released a plan to pay for "Medicare for All" without raising taxes on the middle class, and now she's on the campaign trail talking about it. Asma Khalid
How 75,000 Abandoned Cabbages Inspired A Huge Online Forum For Farmers In Africa In Kenya, a tech worker-turned-farmer almost threw in the trowel. Now, he helps other farmers share tips and support. Diane Cole
