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The CDC reported the first case of HIV 40 years ago. Since then, health officials and advocates learned much more about the virus and how to prevent it. But Black women are being infected at unusually high rates. Outreach organizations are working to change that.

http://media.soundmedicine.org/segments/111013_6.mp3Jeremy Shere, Ph.D., talks to ethicist Arthur Caplin, Ph.D., about the practice and its unintended…

http://media.soundmedicine.org/segments/100613_6.mp3Not getting enough sleep can have many adverse side effects, including looking tired and sluggish.…

With ear probes, infrared cameras and laser beams pointed at passengers' foreheads, airports around the world are trying to stop infected travelers before they board a plane.

A new report finds the number of children without health insurance in Indiana has increased. This is the second year the state has followed this national…

Although medical costs will increase as the economy improves, the shift of expenses to workers by employers will help restrain the overall cost of care a little.

Health care should go beyond a doctor's office, the creators of this program say. Students work as health advocates, helping patients find affordable housing, fresh food and social services as needed.

The lockdown's effectiveness will depend on citizens buying in to the government's plan. The news comes as the World Health Organization says it's speeding up delivery of possible vaccines.

http://media.soundmedicine.org/segments/112413_6.mp3What happens when couples decide to lose weight and only one drops a few pounds? Eric Metcalf has more.

http://media.soundmedicine.org/segments/111713_6.mp3Many think the plague is a historical illness that ceased to exist in the medieval ages. But that may…