To Protect His Son, A Father Asks School To Bar Unvaccinated Children Plus 4 More Stories

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Shots - Health News To Protect His Son, A Father Asks School To Bar Unvaccinated Children A 6-year-old can't be vaccinated against measles because he is recovering from leukemia. He faces a higher risk because parents at his California school have chosen not to vaccinate their kids. Read this story Book News & Features 'Little House,' Big Demand: Never Underestimate Laura Ingalls Wilder Wilder's memoir reveals that she witnessed more violence than you'd ever know from her children's books. The South Dakota State Historical Society can barely keep up with demand for the autobiography. Read this story Shots - Health News DNA Blood Test Gives Women A New Option For Prenatal Screening A simple blood test can analyze bits of fetal DNA leaked in the mother's bloodstream. It's less risky than invasive alternatives like amniocentesis, but it doesn't tell as much about fetal health. Read this story The Salt Coffee Horror: Parody Pokes At Environmental Absurdity Of K-Cups The market for single-serving coffee pods is dominated by Keurig's K-Cups. But they aren't recyclable, and critics say that's making a monster of an environmental mess. Meet the K-Cup Godzilla. Read this story Parallels A Holocaust Survivor, Spared From Gas Chamber By Twist Of Fate The line on the left went to Auschwitz, but an SS guard shoved Jack Mandelbaum to the right. Thus began a three-year nightmare in seven labor camps for a Jewish teenager who refused to give up hope. Read this story

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