Although nearly 40% of Americans 60 and older are obese, Medicare doesn’t cover weight loss medications. Meanwhile, studies haven’t thoroughly examined new drugs’ impact on older adults.

Pacific Northwest author Susan Wiggs returns with a compulsively readable tale of an idyllic California beach town forced to reckon with scandal when a high school valedictorian’s speech reveals secrets that shake the town to its core.

New research shows that Americans may have absorbed public messaging about the importance of recycling too well.

The shortages, which have been going on for years, have typically affected only low-cost generics rather than profitable brand-name drugs.

A man who was sleeping aboard his boat at a marina in Anacortes was awakened by a woman climbing on board with bedding, apparently planning on spending the night.

Some colleges grant preferential treatment in the admission process to children of alumni. A researcher examines what’s behind people’s support for the practice.