Dire dental problems and other health issues keep the nonprofit Remote Area Medical busy running free clinics, particularly in states that didn't expand Medicaid. Even after Obamacare, large coverage gaps still exist in the nation's health care system. Special correspondent…
A study published Monday highlights a surprising group of patients suffering from opioid poisoning: adolescents, children and even toddlers.
AUSTIN — Peggy Wall, a family nurse practitioner at a local community health center, treats many women in their 40s, who already have a family and find themselves confronting an accidental pregnancy.
Home care workers in at least five states are set to receive hourly increases, but critics say bigger paychecks will not impact senior citizens.
Doctor and hospital switching has become a recurring scramble as consumers on the individual market find it difficult or impossible to stay on their same plans amid rising premiums and a revolving door of carriers willing to sell policies.
Men hoping to avoid some side effects of prostate cancer treatment are shelling out tens of thousands of dollars for a procedure whose long-term effects are unknown and insurers, including Medicare, won’t pay for.
LOS ANGELES — Rini Kramer-Carter has tried everything to pull herself out of her dark emotional hole: individual therapy, support groups, tai chi and numerous antidepressants.
EpiPens expire quickly, forcing users to regularly bear the cost of replacing the medicine.
An overwhelming majority of Americans favor government action to restrain prescription drug prices, according to a poll released Thursday.
The total number of Medicare beneficiaries using EpiPens climbed 164 percent while Medicare spending skyrocketed nearly 1,100 percent from 2007 to 2014, a new report shows.
