

Sarah Kliff
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What Parents Should Know About Cord Blood Banking
Millions of parents have paid to bank blood from their infants’ umbilical cords. But storage companies have misled them about the cells’ promise.

Honeybees Don’t Need Saving, I Learned When They Invaded My House
Responding to fears of a “honeybee collapse,” 30 states have passed laws to protect the pollinators. But when they invaded my house, I learned that...

Paying Off People’s Medical Debt Has Little Impact on Their Lives, Study Finds
A nonprofit group called R.I.P. Medical Debt has relieved Americans of $11 billion in hospital bills. But that did not improve their mental health or...

Major Embryo Shipping Company Halts Business in Alabama
The decision means I.V.F. patients who want to transfer frozen embryos to another state may not be able to do so.

Health Plans No Longer Have to Cover All Preventive Care at No Cost. Here’s What to Know.
A ruling by a federal judge this week could set up yet another Supreme Court challenge to the Obamacare health law.