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Doctors hate online rankings, saying patients don't get the nuances of medicine. But health care reviews on Yelp are more positive overall than they are for restaurants and other services.

Male humpback whales create "songs" together, scientists say. Katy Payne was the first to hear the shifts in pitch and pattern in the collective calls as complex music — haunting, evolving tunes.

Military and rescue teams are searching for survivors from the boat, which was initially estimated to have 600 people aboard.

Ever notice how some people from the distant past turned their backs to the camera?

The way one fifth of Iowa's residents get health care is about to change. The governor is putting Medicaid in the hands of private insurance companies, and 11 firms are vying for that business.

A new law in Nevada is expanding the use of telemedicine, which relies on virtual technology to connect doctors and patients. This makes Nevada the most…

Jon Stewart hosts his last episode of The Daily Show tonight, after 16 years as TV's satirist supreme. NPR TV critic Eric Deggans says Stewart's barbs changed how people talk about politics and media.

We talked to some young people in struggling Brownsville, Brooklyn, to learn how they're spending this long, hot summer.

Using sunscreen can reduce the risk of skin cancer, but not all sunscreens are created equal. We get recommendations.

In the age of mobile phones and no more robocalls on landlines, is political polling as consistent as it once was?