i Medical homes are a simple, compelling idea: Give primary-care doctors resources to reduce preventable medical crises for diabetics, asthmatics and others with chronic illness, and it will reduce hospital visits, improve lives and save money. But it’s not so easy in practice. Two big experiments run by the Center for Medicare Medicaid Innovation have
Jeremy the koala — who became a social-media sensation after a photo went viral showing him recuperating from injuries sustained in an Australian wildfire –- is being released back into the wild. The three-year-old male koala, nicknamed after his rescuer, was removed from the Adelaide Hills in South Australia after a massive brushfire swept through
i A woman walks Wednesday past a monument to the Jews in Lisbon believed to have been killed in a pogrom in 1506. Portugal is following Spain and granting citizenship rights to the descendants of Jews it persecuted 500 years ago. Francisco Seco/AP hide caption itoggle caption Francisco Seco/AP A woman walks Wednesday past a
i Cleveland Clinic pharmacist Katie Greenlee talks with Morgan Clay about how he should take his prescriptions when he leaves the hospital. Sarah Jane Tribble/WCPN/Ideastream hide caption itoggle caption Sarah Jane Tribble/WCPN/Ideastream Cleveland Clinic pharmacist Katie Greenlee talks with Morgan Clay about how he should take his prescriptions when he leaves the hospital. Sarah Jane
The American command in Afghanistan has for the first time in six years classified detailed statistics about the Afghan security forces — everything from equipment and training to attrition. Gen. John Campbell, who is leading the NATO coalition’s non-combat mission in Afghanistan, said he now considers all that sensitive operational information that could help the
Waze allows users to share when they’ve seen a police officer. Law enforcement officials say that could put police in danger. Waze hide caption itoggle caption Waze Waze, the popular navigation app boasting more than 50 million users worldwide, has a new critic: police officers. Over the last few weeks, law enforcement officials have been
i Passersby watch a TV news program Wednesday in Tokyo reporting on a video posted on YouTube by extremists that purports to show Japanese hostage Kenji Goto. Eugene Hoshiko/AP hide caption itoggle caption Eugene Hoshiko/AP Passersby watch a TV news program Wednesday in Tokyo reporting on a video posted on YouTube by extremists that purports
i Students play football at the Quad, on the campus of Harvard University on Tuesday in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Maddie Meyer/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Students play football at the Quad, on the campus of Harvard University on Tuesday in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Maddie Meyer/Getty Images A day after a monstrous winter storm
i Laws intended to protect children from abuse and neglect are not being properly enforced, and the federal government is to blame. That’s according to a study by the Children’s Advocacy Institute at the University of San Diego School of Law, which says children are suffering as a result. The numbers are grim. Almost 680,000
Pvt. Arthur “Bud” Kelder served as a dental assistant in the Army during World War II. Courtesy of the Kelder family hide caption itoggle caption Courtesy of the Kelder family The remains of a World War II soldier who died in a prisoner of war camp in the Philippines – and the subject of a
i Times Square is mostly empty following road closures on Tuesday in preparation for what was predicted to be a major winter storm. Alex Trautwig/Getty Images hide caption itoggle caption Alex Trautwig/Getty Images Times Square is mostly empty following road closures on Tuesday in preparation for what was predicted to be a major winter storm.
President Barack Obama on Monday took in a grand display of Indian military hardware, marching bands and elaborately dressed camels, becoming the first American leader to be honored as chief guest at India’s annual Republic Day festivities. The crowd erupted in cheers as Obama, along with first lady Michelle Obama, emerged from his armored limousine