In Matters Of Health

In Matters Of Health

Rural area finds unlikely health care model

Poor towns in the Mississippi Delta once had more in common with rural Iran than most of America.  

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Out of the shadows: our unknown immune system

An immune switch we didn't even know existed may play a role in cancer, diabetes, asthma and MS.

Binge drinking rots teen brains

Adolescent monkeys given alcohol from an early age show signs of serious brain damage.

Dengue fever strikes US

The mosquito-borne virus has snuck back into the US via the Florida Keys after an absence of 65 years.