One-third of Americans shoulder health care debt. Insurers are being asked to consider lending money to Obamacare consumers who can’t afford higher deductibles.Read More
View More Can’t Pay Medical Bills? Trump Administration Suggests Getting a LoanCategory: Health & Wellbeing
A Newer Approach to Editing Embryos Ignites Debate
Fertility specialists, biotech companies and ethicists are divided over whether progress in early gene editing would wipe out diseases or trigger a rush toward enhancement.Read…
View More A Newer Approach to Editing Embryos Ignites DebateThe Researcher Who Didn’t Want to Know
Her decades of work on Huntington’s disease helped lead to the creation of a genetic test for the devastating condition. Why didn’t she take it…
View More The Researcher Who Didn’t Want to KnowWhat Does ‘Triggered’ Really Mean?
This popular term is often misused, experts say, which may cause more harm than good.Read More
View More What Does ‘Triggered’ Really Mean?Medicare Advantage Plans Often Deny Seniors Access to Special Care, Analysis Shows
Two reports by U.S. investigators reveal how Medicare Advantage is quick to reject requests for short-term nursing home or inpatient rehab services.Read More
View More Medicare Advantage Plans Often Deny Seniors Access to Special Care, Analysis Shows‘X-Men’ Star Tyler Mane Announces ‘Super Rare’ And ‘Embarrassing’ Diagnosis
The “Sabretooth” actor and former pro wrestler offered a colorful 4-letter greeting for his disease.Read More
View More ‘X-Men’ Star Tyler Mane Announces ‘Super Rare’ And ‘Embarrassing’ Diagnosis‘Clumsy Diplomacy’: Inside the U.S.-Kenya Feud Over an Ebola Camp
Hundreds of Kenyans have marched through the streets to oppose a quarantine facility that would be reserved exclusively for American patients.Read More
View More ‘Clumsy Diplomacy’: Inside the U.S.-Kenya Feud Over an Ebola CampHalle Berry Avoided This ‘Intimate’ Medical Exam — And For A Very Relatable Reason
The actor is speaking out about why so many women fear these appointments.Read More
View More Halle Berry Avoided This ‘Intimate’ Medical Exam — And For A Very Relatable ReasonRobert Coles, Pulitzer-Winning Child Psychiatrist, Is Dead at 97
His five-volume “Children of Crisis” series, published between 1967 and 1977, drew on his conversations with American children whose voices were not often heard.Read More
View More Robert Coles, Pulitzer-Winning Child Psychiatrist, Is Dead at 97RFK Jr. Appears Disengaged on Many Health Department Matters Beyond Vaccines
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has demonstrated little interest in managing his sprawling department as he focuses on food and vaccine policies, according to…
View More RFK Jr. Appears Disengaged on Many Health Department Matters Beyond Vaccines