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Confused About What to Eat? Science Can Help
Do you want science-based information about diet but don't know whom or what to believe? You're not alone: More than 80 percent of Americans are befuddled.
Congress Has Ambitious Agenda Tackling Healthcare Costs
Lawmakers are trying to set aside their irreconcilable differences over the Obama-era Affordable Care Act and work to reach bipartisan agreement on a more immediate health care issue, lowering costs for people who already have coverage.
Infecting Healthy People in Vaccine Research: Ethical and Necessary?
Because of the risks involved, this kind of research raises difficult ethical questions. For example, who should be infected? And which pathogens would be too dangerous to use?
Gay and HIV-Positive in Haiti? Fighting Stigma is an Uphill Battle
In Haiti, about 150,000 people out of a population of 11 million are believed to be living with the HIV virus. Of those, only 55% have access to antiretroviral medications. What explains this lack of access to care?
Stevie Wonder Says He's Getting a Kidney Transplant in Fall
Stevie Wonder surprised concertgoers in London Saturday night by announcing that he will take a break from performing so that he can receive a kidney transplant this fall.
Fake Drugs That Could Kill Are on the Rise — Here's Why
Fake medicines — illegal and substandard pharmaceuticals — have until now largely been a problem in low and middle-income countries. Ranging from lifestyle products to lifesaving medicines, such products are now also on the rise in the Western world.
Why It Matters That More Athletes Are Talking About Their Mental Health
Mental health and sports is a topic gaining attention among athletes and the journalists who cover them.
Newly Blue Maine Expands Access to Abortion
Maine joined those ranks in June with two new laws ? one requires all insurance and Medicaid to cover the procedure and the other allows physician assistants and nurses with advanced training to perform it.
Scientists Eradicate HIV from Mice in Genetic Editing Experiment
Scientists using a gene editing technology called CRISPR have succeeded in eradicating HIV from laboratory mice, reports say. A possible cure remains distant - but it may now be closer than before.
Why Thousands Are Getting Hit With Unexpected Medical Bills
Surprise bills are a byproduct of the wrangling between two sets of players — insurers and care providers — a battle of giants that often leaves patients holding the bill.
Florida Becomes Latest Republican-Led State to Adopt Clean Needle Exchanges
Needle exchanges have been legal in many other states for decades, but Southern, Republican-led states like Florida have only recently started to adopt this public health intervention.
Have Cancer, Must Travel: Patients Left In Lurch After Hospital Closes
Nationwide, more than 100 rural hospitals have closed since 2010. In each case, a unique but familiar loss occurs. Residents, of course, lose health care services as wards are shut and doctors and nurses begin to move away.
How Black Pharmacists are Closing the Cultural Gap in Health Care
Black Americans continue to face persistent health care disparities. But medical providers who give patients culturally competent care often see improved patient outcomes.
Sugar Substitutes: An Expert Explains
A pharmacist shares her thoughts about the pros and cons of various sugar substitutes.
Trump Administration Agrees to Delay Health Care Rule
The Trump administration has agreed to postpone implementing a rule allowing medical workers to decline performing abortions or other treatments on moral or religious grounds while the so-called "conscience" rule is challenged in a California court.
Health Officials Urge Testing After Indiana Wrestling Event
Health officials are warning attendees at a recent wrestling event in southern Indiana to get tested for HIV and hepatitis C due to possible exposure to blood-borne pathogens.
First Cancer Center Opens on Native American Reservation
A hospital on the rural Navajo Nation that serves Navajo, Hopi and San Juan Southern Paiute tribal members is changing that with a cancer treatment center that offers chemotherapy and screenings and takes into account cultural beliefs.
Advancing Health Equality (At Home)
Even though we know how to prevent the spread of HIV, more than 38,000 Americans contract the virus each year. Nurx is part of the solution by helping to lift the barriers to PrEP access with at-home delivery.
Vaccine Panel Gives Nod to HPV Shots for Men Up to 26
A vaccine against cervical and other cancers should be recommended for both men and women up to age 26, a U.S. government advisory panel decided Wednesday.
New Florida Law Authorizes Statewide Needle Exchanges
Jose Garcia carried a drawstring backpack full of used syringes as he walked into the converted shipping container that serves as the base for Florida's only hypodermic needle exchange program.