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The state and its top insurer are pushing to pay health care providers based on whether they keep people healthy, not for each service they provide. View original article Contributor:

We have a childhood obesity problem, but there are also problems with encouraging children to lose weight. View original article Contributor:

Evidence-based medicine has made progress since doctors’ infamous bloodletting of George Washington, but less than you might think. View original article Contributor:

Up to 90 percent of men in their 70s have benign prostatic hyperplasia, or B.P.H., a nonmalignant growth of the prostate gland. View original article Contributor:

Human remains found in Croatia with signs of artificial cranial deformation provide the earliest genetic evidence of the presence of people from East Asia in Europe. View original article Contributor:

New treatments for rare diseases are changing the lives of patients, but the price can reach millions of dollars for a single person. View original article Contributor:

The green-blue blooms of toxic algae have been found in Central Park, Morningside Park and Prospect Park. View original article Contributor:

At the privileged private school in “Eureka Day,” some parents refuse to give shots to their children. Then the mumps hits. View original article Contributor:

A day of free admission for the National Park Service’s 103rd birthday can provide an inspiring change of scenery for runners and others. View original article Contributor:

A judge in Australia said a couple had left their baby “severely malnourished” on a strict vegan diet. The case stirred debate about raising the very young solely on plant-based foods. View original article Contributor: