Racism On Both Sides A lot of the letters to the editor you ran on Sept. 17 had to do with the fact that one of the major presidential candidates is a white man, the other is a black man, and some commentary about who will vote for whom. ...more

September 22, 2008

By 2017, consumers and taxpayers will spend more than $4 trillion on health care, accounting for $1 of every $5 spent, the federal government projects. ...more

February 26, 2008

A newborn in Sierra Leone has the lowest chance in the world of surviving until age 5, and the prospects are almost as bad for children in Angola and Afghanistan, according to a U.N. report released Tuesday. ...more

January 23, 2008

In health centers at hundreds of colleges and universities around the country, young women are paying sharply higher prices for prescription contraceptives because of a change in federal law. ...more

November 23, 2007