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The idea is to make it easy for Facebook users to beef up their own preparedness and strengthen their social connections in case something goes really wrong, such as a pandemic or serious earthquake.

A Thomson Reuters analysis of what the privately insured spend on health care shows that it's wrong to presume that a region with high Medicare spending also has a cost problem from private insurance.

A federal audit finds Medicare spending on hospice care for patients in nursing homes increased by 69 percent to $4.9 billion over just four years. Much of the increase was due to longer duration of hospice care in nursing homes compared with services provided at home.

The Supplemental Security Income program has grown nearly 40 percent since 2002, with the biggest increase among kids with mental, behavioral and learning disorders. That rise in costs — and recent criticism about the potential for fraud and abuse — make SSI a target for federal budget cutters.

A widowed Florida rabbi saw the cost of his insurance coverage rise by 38 percent this year. So he decided to look for a new, younger spouse to help him bring costs back down.

The number of people infected with HIV each year is relatively steady, at about 50,000 new infections each year. But there was a 48 percent increase in the number of young HIV-infected African American men who have sex with men from 2006 to 2009.

The latest Medicare data show that doctors frequently order MRI scans for patients with back pain before trying recommended treatments such as physical therapy.

A survey of doctors and medical students finds the majority believe it's wrong to visit the profiles of patients or to interact with them on social networks for either social or professional reasons.

Hospitals around the country have started offering deeply discounted CT scans for smokers. A recent study found such screenings could reduce the risk of dying from lung cancer in heavy, long-term smokers and ex-smokers. But the findings came with important caveats, and some experts worry the offers may encourage patients to get tests they don't need.

Studies show too much noise, particularly loud, irregular noise, can hurt a child's brain development, because if sound is irregular, it distracts our brains and makes concentration more difficult.