Health Care

Pregnancy rates among black and Latina teens are much higher than for white teens, but use of the most effective contraceptives is low among all teens.

Leslie Vosshall, a neurobiologist at Rockefeller University, is hoping to control mosquitoes, and the diseases they carry, by switching off their enormous appetite.

If the measure is signed into law, New Jersey would join seven states and the District of Columbia in allowing people with fatal medical conditions to decide to die.

The 1984 photo has stirred a national political furor and reopened the long history of bigotry in American medicine.

Human Services Secretary Teresa Miller pointed to a $15 million allocation that would increase help for people with intellectual disabilities and autism.

The debate is pitting doctors and health systems against personal injury trial lawyers and the state Supreme Court.

The 7 Day Pledge links hospitalized Medicaid patients with primary-care doctors, reducing the number of patients who end up back in the hospital unnecessarily.

A federal investigation found the cause of the Chester County senior living center fire was “undetermined,” but confirmed some details about how the blaze spread.

"Medicare-for-all," once widely considered a fringe proposal for providing health care in the U.S., is getting more popular.

In Texas, researchers studying the issue say it's a major reason why more children are going without health insurance.

The percentage of outpatient medical visits that led to a benzodiazepine prescription doubled from 2003 to 2015, according to a study published Friday.

Research suggests intervention programs in hospitals could help gunshot victims steer clear of future violence.

Hospitals can be bewildering places. They operate according to their own special logic, which can make them feel a bit like a well-oiled ...

New Jersey officials have been hitting the road to convince medical professionals of the benefits of medical marijuana — and dispel what they say are the myths.

Doctors are trained to remove maggots from patients, but could it be that maggots are actually there to help?