Facebook now allows attacks on immigrants and trans people, and posts like “Mexican immigrants are trash!” and “I’m a proud racist.”

The documents confirm Latino civil rights pioneers' long-held suspicions about surveillance.

A program in Brazil that gives a monthly cash sum to families living in poverty has an unexpected — and welcome result. A new study shows that it is dramatically reducing tuberculosis rates.

The first generation of kids to receive intensive ABA has grown up — and many have criticized it as harmful and even abusive.

Providers, patients and even some federal judges say progress-based insurance denials harm patients at key moments of mental health treatment.

In dozens of cases ProPublica reviewed, judges found that some doctors working for these companies engaged in “selective readings” of medical evidence and “shut their eyes” to medical opinions opposing their conclusions.

HIV/AIDS-centered Willow River One Heartland camp is for sale, says founder Neil Willenson

There are striking parallels between the two syndromes – and scientists hope the link could help to unravel the mysteries of both.

People kept telling me to read "The Body Keeps the Score." I was shocked at what it actually says.

Leaked internal documents show that the insurance giant is culling providers of applied behavior analysis from its network and scrutinizing the medical necessity of therapy. Advocates say the company’s strategy may be illegal.

Mothers were reported after they were given medications used routinely for pain or in epidurals, to reduce anxiety or to manage blood pressure during cesarean sections.

Oregon prisons limit solitary confinement to 90 days, but Black Lives Matter protester Malik Muhammad has been in the hole for some 250 days.

Amid a national backlash against criminal justice reform, Illinois has achieved something extraordinary. It’s working better than anyone expected.

Christine Gauthier accuses Canadian official of making comments while enquiring about making her home accessible

United used an algorithm system to identify patients who it determined were getting too much therapy and then limited coverage. It was deemed illegal in three states, but similar practices persist due to a patchwork of regulation.

People say having their possessions — from birth certificates to loved ones’ ashes — taken in “sweeps” traumatizes them, exacerbates health issues and undermines efforts to find housing and get or keep a job.

A CNN investigation reveals how deceptive political fundraising has misled hundreds of elderly Americans.

Chronic fatigue syndrome is as physiological as a broken leg. ​We must learn all we can from this tragic case, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Group promoting ‘dangerous’ scientific racism ideology teamed up with rightwing extremist, recordings reveal

It is very important as a manager to accurately gauge one’s competence; overconfidence can lead to significant business failures. Self-perceived expertise can cause individuals to overclaim knowledge, often mistaking confidence for actual competence. Genuine expertise, however, is marked by an accurate understanding of one’s limitations. The article advises leaders to rely on proven track records and data when evaluating their own abilities and those of others, underscoring Warren Buffet’s philosophy: success hinges on knowing the boundaries of your circle of competence.

The findings not only promise to improve the diagnosis of chronic disease but could open new avenues for potential treatments.

Narratives around addiction often reduce it to a series of poor choices, lack of values and weakness. This has real-world consequences, warns Anna Wolfe

Research from Textio on workplace bias reveals that organizations' highest performers are also getting the least helpful feedback.

Elisabeth Bik has made a career of being a data vigilante. What should mainstream scientific journals learn from her?

From Don Poldersmans and Francesca Gino to faked Alzheimer’s data, the scientific field needs a better handle on allegations and consequences of fraudulent research.

From Angola to the former Yugoslavia, land mines are a lethal legacy of wars over long ago. Cambodia is among the most affected countries, with millions of buried explosives that kill and maim people each year. Now, an organization is deploying an unexpected ally to find mines: the giant pouch rat, whose sharp sense of smell can detect explosives. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports.

Research suggests that psychedelic drugs can reopen critical periods of brain development to create opportunities for re-learning and psychological healing. In this episode, co-host Janna Levin speaks with Gül Dölen, a neuroscientist studying the therapeutic potential of psychedelic substances.

His failed attempts to bring the Emmett Till tragedy to television forced him to get creative