Nearly half of the world’s population cooks using stoves that burn fuel like wood or charcoal, creating harmful -- even deadly -- smoke when inhaled. In Ghana, where cooking with wood is the norm, there’s a study underway to find…
Economists and policymakers think the U.S. may be overpaying for many medical services, and the health law has a program to test that. But with the ACA up for potential repeal, what happens to that testing now? One of the…
Women worldwide are catching up to men when it comes to alcohol consumption.
The scion of an Indian pharmaceutical family claims to have crafted a liver-friendly vodka. But does it work?…
The 15-year trend in the U.S. not only runs counter to the worldwide rate, but to that in most other industrialized countries.
An overwhelming majority of Americans favor government action to restrain prescription drug prices, according to a poll released Thursday.
Learn some interesting facts about lead, its effect on our health and how it gets in our water.
Psychiatric beds have been a disappearing resource for suicidal patients in recent years.
Hillary Clinton is back on the campaign trail after a bout of pneumonia. On Wednesday, she released a letter from her doctor that said she is “fit to serve” as president. On Thursday, Donald Trump released his medical records from…
The start of flu season is still weeks — if not months — away. Yet marketing of the flu shot has become an almost year-round effort.
