Health

Childhood cancer wipes out 11 million years of human potential each year

By Laura Santhanam

Most of these lost healthy years are snuffed out in countries with the fewest resources children need to treat cancer, the study said.

Trump administration's rejection of Utah Medicaid plan could affect other states

By Associated Press

The rejection of Utah's closely watched plan to partially expand Medicaid could send other states back to the drawing board on covering more low-income people under former President Barack Obama's signature health care law.

2020 candidate Kamala Harris releases new details of her health care plan

By Juana Summers, Associated Press

Harris is a supporter of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' "Medicare for All" legislation, but she still envisions a role for the private system…

Joe Biden draws line against progressives on health care

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press

Biden is at the center of a broader Democratic divide over the future of health care that will likely be an animating issue at this week’s primary debate in Detroit.

Trump proposal seeks to crack down on food stamp 'loophole'

By David A. Lieb, Associated Press

The proposed rule change, outlined this past week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has highlighted the ideological clash between President Trump’s attempts to tighten government entitlement programs and efforts in some states to widen the social safety net.

WATCH: Patients affected by rising drug prices testified before House committee

By Laura Santhanam

The hearing on Capitol Hill comes at a time when the Trump administration has made a push to reduce drug prices and the cost of healthcare overall.

Will Medicare cover my addiction treatment?

By Philip Moeller

In terms of whether Medicare will cover addiction treatment, the key variable is whether such care is proscribed as medically necessary.

Breast implant recalled after link to more rare cancer cases

By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it called for the removal after new information showed Allergan's Biocell breast implants with a textured surface were tied to the vast majority of cases of a rare form of lymphoma.