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Diagnostic Gaps: Skin Comes In Many Shades And So Do Rashes

Google "rash" online, and you'll mostly turn up photos of inflamed bumps on white skin. That's not so helpful for people of color, says a mom who's pushing for a more realistic diversity of images.

<em>Malassezia</em> is a genus of fungi naturally found on the skin surfaces of many animals, including humans. The researchers found it in urban apartments, although some strains have been known to cause infections in hospitals.

Scrubbing Your House Of Bacteria Could Clear The Way For Fungus

A new study in Brazil finds that urban apartments have more diverse fungi — some healthy, some potentially not — than villages in the Amazon rainforest.

November 23: Monticello Sunset Jazz Series Presents Gerald Albright

Programming on Jazz 91.9 WCLK is made possible in part by Monticello, located at 2000 Powers Ferry Road in Marietta, presenting their new Sunset Jazz…

Roger Severino, director of the Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Health and Human Services, was a major driver of the rule struck down Wednesday. A federal judge found the rule issued earlier this year — making it easier for health care workers to refuse care for religious reasons — to be an overreach by the department.

Judge Scraps 'Conscience' Rule Protecting Doctors Who Deny Care For Religious Reasons

The U.S. judge found that the Trump administration's rule violates the law in "numerous, fundamental, and far-reaching" ways. Critics said the rule prioritized providers over patients.

Acting Ukraine Ambassador William Taylor leaves a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill after testifying as part of the House impeachment inquiry last month.

Ambassador: Giuliani, Acting In Trump's Interest, Tried To Cast Biden In 'Bad Light'

In the new public phase of the impeachment inquiry, William Taylor's is the fifth transcript of testimony released. Democratic lawmakers called his closed-door deposition a game-changer.

Patients line up for remote health consultation sessions on a char near Rangpur, Bangladesh.

The Doctor Will Skype You Now: Virtual Checkups Reach Bangladesh's Isolated Islands

As residents of "char" islands grapple with poverty and climate change, they are often cut off from medical services. A new service could help.

Trumpeter and composer Nicholas Payton drew controversy in 2011 with his rejection of the word "jazz." Now, he's reimagining black music with a new symphony.

Nicholas Payton Reimagines Musical Tradition With 'Black American Symphony'

His radical combination of symphonic and popular music comes eight years after a controversial statement about the word "jazz."

Voters went to the polls in a number of states Tuesday to decide on candidates and ballot measures.

Voters Cast Ballots On Affirmative Action, Sanctuary Cities, In Off-Year Elections

In Tucson, Ariz., residents rejected a "sanctuary city" label. In San Francisco, they supported a ban on the sale of e-cigarettes, and in Jersey City, N.J., they closed the door on Airbnb.

Mike Lofgren, 66, is a former congressional staffer who wrote the 2016 book, <em>The Deep State</em>. He says the term, as he defined it, is being badly misused by President Trump and his supporters. They see the 'deep state' as Democratic-leaning bureaucrats who want to undermine the president.

Meet Mike Lofgren, a long-time congressional staffer who describes himself as a political independent. He says the current discourse has turned his notion of a 'deep state' into a 'Frankenstein.'

Foam puzzle pieces sit on the driver's seat of the bullet-riddled Suburban that had been driven by a member of the LeBaron family.

Mormon Family Mourns Their Dead In Mexico, Calls For U.S. To Rein In Its Guns

A relative of the three women and six children who were killed tells President Trump to stop U.S. "loopholes from systematically injecting high powered assault weapons to Mexico."

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