Health Care

These trips — where volunteers from the West visit poorer countries to perform surgeries — are a billion-dollar endeavor. Is it the best way to provide health care?

Bridgette May has a salary under $45,000 a year.

The Trump administration has told a federal appeals court it wants the entire Affordable Care Act struck down, an outcome that could leave millions uninsured

Dr. Immanuel Ho explains what’s involved in a colonoscopy and how finding a polyp early can mean catching it before it becomes cancerous.

At its best, sex isn’t just fun — it’s good for our health. It can relieve stress, enhance our mood — even offer a bit of ...

In the face of a rising number of mumps cases, Temple University officials don't plan to shut the school. They are considering providing booster shots at no charge.

In Louisiana, even an informed patient got lost in barriers and stigma while trying to get a prescription for PrEP.

The new study concludes that only 8.5 percent of the guidelines are backed up by randomized controlled trials.

For doctors and patients of color, navigating a healthcare system which favors white people can be challenging and, sometimes, dangerous.

Lawmakers consider expanding end-of-life options, but not for people with Alzheimer’s disease.

The Trump Administration is weighing whether to require hospitals to publicly reveal the prices they charge insurance companies for medical procedures and services.

Between 2009 and 2017 the wholesale price of a single vial of Humalog, the Eli Lilly and Company-manufactured insulin Gilmer uses, nearly tripled.

Imagine what might happen if the government itself had embraced an official anti-vaccine policy.

A local prevention-navigation supervisor says the drug “has not been marketed to women, to African-American women, as a priority.”

The university is preparing, in case there are more cases of the flulike illness as students return from spring break. Current policy doesn’t require them to be vaccinated.