Health Care

A federal report published Tuesday found that some hospice providers are bilking Medicare and neglecting patients.

Sanders' plan builds on Medicare, the popular insurance program for seniors. All U.S. residents would be covered with no copays and deductibles for medical services.

Since 2006, California has cut its rate of women dying in childbirth by more than half. And it's a state whose impact could make a big difference.

Nearly 6 in 10 Hispanic adults have had a difficult time communicating with a health care provider because of a language or cultural barrier.

Results from an early trial give doctors hope that an effective treatment could be within reach.

According to a 2014 survey of about 100 survivors of sex trafficking, 88 percent said that while they were being trafficked they had contact with a health care provider.

The grant comes from a program trying to enlist more community-based primary care physicians in the fight against the opioid addiction.

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Serenity has a total of 20 beds for homeless men and women.

With little public scrutiny, the health insurance industry has joined forces with data brokers to vacuum up personal details about hundreds of millions of Americans.

New Jersey is seeking to double the number of medical marijuana dispensaries, Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday.

The Pulse explores how the environment shapes biology. Turns out that influence goes deep, down to the molecular level — to th ...

The U.S. Health and Human Services department has put a freeze on $10.4 billion in funding that was expected to go to Affordable Care Act insurers later this year.

What would the U.S. look like without Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that legalized abortion nationwide?