New research has found that a majority of Americans want to know the details of their genetic codes.

When the fine print is unintelligible even for native English speakers, what hope is there for Latino immigrants?

But should it also be illegal?

But should it also be illegal?

My job became more about managing care than helping kids.

My job became more about managing care than helping kids.

A provocative new documentary targets Big Pharma's quest for a female Viagra

A provocative new documentary targets Big Pharma's quest for a female Viagra

Five possible implications of Craig Venter's creation of synthetic organisms.

Five possible implications of Craig Venter's creation of synthetic organisms.

Why all the conversations about adoption leave out a key player.

Why all the conversations about adoption leave out a key player.

Is a lifetime in jail the best way to deal with sex offenders?

Is a lifetime in jail the best way to deal with sex offenders?

When it comes to predicting risk of disease, Alzheimer's genes—and others—strike out.

When it comes to predicting risk of disease, Alzheimer's genes—and others—strike out.

What would you do as the head of an energy company responsible for oil-spill clean-up?

What would you do as the head of an energy company responsible for oil-spill clean-up?

What Lawrence Taylor's behavior reveals about how our culture treats women.

What Lawrence Taylor's behavior reveals about how our culture treats women.

How the road from promising scientific breakthrough to real-world remedy has become all but a dead end.

How the road from promising scientific breakthrough to real-world remedy has become all but a dead end.

Health-care reform is only half the battle.

Health-care reform is only half the battle.

Author Tony Judt makes the case for speaking strongly.

Author Tony Judt makes the case for speaking strongly.

When bad mothers give us hope.

When bad mothers give us hope.

But did it really change the world? Five myths about oral contraceptives.

But did it really change the world? Five myths about oral contraceptives.

What does Chely Wright's changing musical style say about the state of country music?

What does Chely Wright's changing musical style say about the state of country music?

Eating disorders don't discriminate based on size.

Eating disorders don't discriminate based on size.

Chely Wright just came out of the closet. Never heard of her? You will.

Chely Wright just came out of the closet. Never heard of her? You will.

A new report finds five types of consumers who are wasting billions of dollars in Rx drugs. Are you one of them?

Women who decide to have children without a partner don't fit into rom-com cliches.

What we can learn from the Harlem Children's Zone.

Climate scientists who play fast and loose with the facts are imperiling not just their profession but the planet.

In the latest NEWSWEEK Poll, the majority of Americans are opposed to President Obama's health-care reform plan—until they learn the details. Plus, a look at very unhappy mood of the electorate.

American universities are accepting more minorities than ever. Graduating them is another matter.

Ray Gosling's admission was shocking but not unusual: for years, gay men with AIDS have struggled with the legality, ethics, and reality of assisted suicide.

What a difference culture makes.

Could medical information stored on wallet-size cards cure the country's health-care woes?

In 1951, doctors removed Henrietta Lacks's cells without her consent. More than half a century later, companies have made millions from her cell culture, while few of Lacks's descendants can even afford insurance.

Physicists create conditions not seen since the big bang.

The worst part of his deplorablePlayboyinterview? He's just saying what others are thinking.

Why racial disparities in health care persist.

How science is unraveling the differences between women and men.