Experts say the move will hobble the United States’ ability to respond to future infectious disease threats.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is looking to overhaul how dental care is delivered to eligible veterans through the community care program.

The federal agency that provides health care to Native Americans will no longer treat tooth decay with dental fillings containing mercury.

When the doctor says you need a prescription or treatment, sometimes you need approval from your health insurance first. Without it, they won’t pay. Health reporter Sarah Boden joins “Life Kit” host M...

Even as CMS documents improper denials, ghost networks and unlawful out-of-pocket charges, enforcement remains weak with just $3 million in fines levied in early 2025 against billion-dollar insurers.

2025 exposed the consequences of political interference, rising costs, workforce strain, and unregulated AI.

On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee held its first in a series of eight...

A University of Florida study found that optimism, good sleep, and social support can make the brain appear years younger than its chronological age. Your birth certificate might say 65, but your brai...

I get to live in my own home, supported by people who love me. I don't have to undress in front of strangers. That shouldn't be a luxury.

An increasing number of people are dying of colorectal cancer at a young age, including those as young as 20.

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I get to live in my own home, supported by people who love me. I don't have to undress in front of strangers. That shouldn't be a luxury.

Jeff Mason, a former construction manager, and his wife faced financial ruin due to medical bills in the 1990s. Now, he drives for Uber at 76.

It’s time for receipts in American healthcare.We talk a lot about affordability and price transparency, but there’s a simple step we could take right now that would change everything.Doctors and hospitals submit detailed billing files. Insurers respond with detailed payment files. Yet none of this is visible to the public. Patients can’t see what’s charged, what’s paid, or where the money actually goes.Transparency means showing the bills and the receipts.We need a national searchable database of 835 and 837 files for true transparency in healthcare.Share this with your members of Congress and let them know we all want to see where the money is actually going.Making 835 and 837 files publicly available for all private insurers, not just Medicare, would be revolutionary.If affordability is truly the goal, start here.

Rising state-level abortion restrictions in the United States were linked to a similar, parallel rise in maternal deaths from 2005 to 2023, according to research presented at The Pregnancy Meeting. ...

What if ADHD isn’t a deficit of attention, but an intensified curiosity? A new study explores how reframing ADHD could transform education

Maryland health officials are warning about an uptick in cases of mumps.

Actual costs without insurance: 100 mL of amoxicillin is $5. 90 tablets of 100 mg sertraline is $5. 100 tablets of 10 mg lisinopril is $1.21. Xray with the read is $30. A urine culture is $7. A vitamin d lab is $12.65. Health insurance CEOs are beholden to their bottom line and nothing else. They are the reason our healthcare system is what it is. It’s not broken, it’s working exactly how they want it to.

Wisconsin pharmacist Hashim Zaibak joined WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” to discuss how the new TrumpRx program works and what barriers patients face with prescription drugs.