A new set of analyses contradict the current dietary recommendations to limit red and processed meats. PeopleImages/Getty Images hide caption
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Monday
After finishing up some household chores, Brody Knapp gets a chance to play with his mother, Ashley, at their home in Kansas City, Mo. Alex Smith/KCUR hide caption
Pediatricians Stand By Meds For ADHD, But Some Say Therapy Should Come First
An unexpected charge related to a biopsy threatened the financial security of Brianna Snitchler and her partner. Callie Richmond for Kaiser Health News hide caption
A Biopsy Came With An Unexpected $2,170 'Cover Charge' For The Hospital
U.S. adults put on about a pound a year on average. But people who had a regular nut-snacking habit put on less weight and had a lower risk of becoming obese over time, a new study finds. R.Tsubin/Getty Images hide caption
Just A Handful Of Nuts May Help Keep Us From Packing On The Pounds As We Age
Sunday
Suande, whose uncle died the previous month, lays a cloth over his uncle's coffin on the eve of the funeral. Tommy Trenchard and Aurélie Marrier d'Unienville hide caption
Saturday
Friday
In the alleged scheme, Medicare beneficiaries were offered, at no cost to them, genetic testing to estimate their cancer risk. Al Drago/Bloomberg/Getty Images hide caption
U.S. Justice Department Charges 35 People In Fraudulent Genetic Testing Scheme
Investigators have found that cannabis-containing vaping products are linked with many of the reported cases of vaping-related lung illness. Mike Wren/AP hide caption
Flavored vaping solutions stand displayed at a shop in New York City. Amid a mysterious health scare apparently caused by e-cigarettes, New York and Michigan have banned the sale of flavored vaping products, while Massachusetts has banned all of them for four months — moves that store owners say will hurt their bottom line. Bebeto Matthews/AP hide caption
Medicare Advantage health plans, mostly run by private insurance companies, have enrolled more than 22 million seniors and people with disabilities — more than 1 in 3 people who are on some sort of Medicare plan. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption
Orthopedic surgeon Kebba Marenah and his team get ready to perform knee surgery on a 14-year-old at the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital in Banjul, the capital of Gambia. The country struggles with a lack of access to sufficient pain medications. Samantha Reinders for NPR hide caption
Thursday
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler and President Trump attend an event about the environment at the White House in July. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
The negative voice inside your head can hold you back from making new friends. Tara Moore/Getty Images hide caption
Residents of Sydney attend a rally last month at Parliament House in support of decriminalizing abortion. Brook Mitchell/Getty Images hide caption