Thousands of people are enjoying the dance of a 5-year-old Afghan boy who was thrilled with a new prosthetic leg. The ongoing story of civilian (and child) casualties doesn't get the same attention.

Shouting broke out on the floor when a rape and incest exemption was removed without a roll call vote. "I want the people of the state of Alabama to know how we vote," said a Democratic state senator.

Harvard Medical School founded the MedScience program a decade ago to promote diversity and open opportunities in careers that involve science, technology, engineering and math.

A bipartisan group of senators has been working on a plan to protect patients from unexpected medical bills. Disagreements within the health care industry could thwart those efforts.

A new rule expands protection for health care workers who refuse to provide certain care on moral grounds. The rule cites a sudden rise in religious discrimination complaints. What's fueling the rise?

The government wants consumers to have sticker shock about drug prices. A new rule requires list prices be displayed in TV ads. Patients advocates are not sure it will do much to lower prices.

The bill would extend Medicaid coverage from two months to a full year after childbirth.

Gov. Brian Kemp signed the legislation, which bans abortions as soon as a heartbeat can be detected. The controversial law is expected to trigger a lengthy legal battle.

A public hospital in Los Angeles gets over 1,000 unidentified patients a year. Most are quickly ID'd, but some require considerable gumshoe work — a task often complicated by medical privacy laws.

The rule strengthens protections for health care providers, unwilling to provide services like abortions. Critics say it could put women's health in danger.