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Issues Of The Environment: Ann Arbor-Based Ecology Center Works For Chemical-Free Car Seats

Car seats are designed to keep children safe inside moving vehicles, but toxic chemicals are used to keep them flame-retardant in the manufacturing…

A <em>Guiera senegalensis</em> shrub grows in an agricultural test plot outside Thiès, Senegal. The shrubs used to be considered a threat to other crops. Now American and Senegalese researchers are conducting studies to see if the shrubs in fact are beneficial.

Farmers in Senegal learn to respect a scruffy shrub that gets no respect

For decades, they've been told to rip out the Guiera senegalensis shrub. But now there's a new philosophy: The scrappy green plant could be the key to a better harvest.

Molnupiravir, an antiviral drug to treat mild to moderate COVID-19, is under consideration by the FDA for possible authorization.

New antiviral drugs are coming for COVID. Here's what you need to know

The FDA is considering new pills that could treat people in early stages of COVID. Here's what to know about how they work, how effective they are and the impact they could make on the pandemic.

The Koh-i-noor diamond, set in the Maltese Cross at the front of the crown made for Britain's late Queen Mother Elizabeth, is seen on her coffin at London's Westminster Hall. Camilla, the queen consort, will not use the Koh-i-noor diamond in her coronation crown, but will modify Queen Mary's crown, using diamonds from Queen Elizabeth II's personal collection.

Why the Kohinoor diamond won't make an appearance at King Charles III's coronation

The royal family has decided to leave the 105-carat gem out of this weekend's coronation ceremony. The Kohinoor has become a focus of anti-colonial anger. India wants it back.

Nick Barrera says stigma from the medical system has kept him from accessing critical health care.

Few are tackling stigma in addiction care. Some in Seattle want to change that

A program in Seattle is helping people in drug and alcohol recovery overcome barriers to medical care in an effort to keep them off the street. A key piece is battling stigma from medical providers.

The U.S. Supreme Court has about four weeks left to release opinions for more than two dozen cases it heard this term.

Here are the major Supreme Court decisions decided this term

The U.S. Supreme Court has wrapped up its term and begun to agree to cases it will hear in its next one, to begin in the fall. Here are the major Supreme Court decisions decided this term.

Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of 'Annie Hall' and 'The Godfather,' dies at 79

The actor, known for her quirky, vibrant manner and depth was 79. Across her decades-long career, she worked with prominent filmmakers including Francis Ford Coppola, Woody Allen and Nancy Meyers.

Five kidney donors and their recipients make up a chain of life

Ten people are linked in a life-saving kidney swap - one that involves living donors. We bring you a close look at the complex chain of surgeries from Houston Methodist Hospital.

Abortion rights demonstrators chant during a protest outside the Supreme Court on Tuesday.

Abortion is also about racial justice, experts and advocates say

Shrinking access to abortion in Republican-controlled states has already hit people of color hardest. They will bear the brunt of the end of Roe v. Wade, experts and advocates say.

Angelita Perez, 78, is photographed in Hillcrest Care, the small assisted-living facility she owns in El Dorado, Calif., on July 14, 2022. Perez has a passion for serving aging Baby Boomers, an endeavor that is increasingly plagued by serious issues in the U.S. health-care system.

Meet the 78-year-old bringing authentically Filipino care to Sacramento-area seniors

Seventy-eight-year-old Angelita Perez owns and still works as a caregiver at Hillcrest Care, a small assisted living facility she founded in 2014 in El Dorado Hills, Calif.

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