A number of new neurologic medications for diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson's disease and migraine have received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval over the past decade. However, with most having ...
Nov 30, 2022
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Two different approaches used by states to expand Medicaid coverage for low-income adults—traditional expansion and the 'private option'—appear to be similarly successful in reducing numbers of the uninsured and in expanding ...
Jan 5, 2016
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Effective tuberculosis control in India needs political will and commitment, backed by sufficient resources, says a senior doctor in The BMJ this week.
Mar 23, 2015
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Large bills are one of the main reasons people are dissatisfied with their private health insurance—especially when these bills come as a surprise.
Nov 26, 2019
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Hundreds of rural hospitals across the United States are teetering on the edge of closure, with their financial status increasingly in peril, a new report reveals.
Jan 16, 2023
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Black Americans are 54% more likely to die of cardiovascular disease than White Americans, despite a substantial overall reduction in cardiovascular disease mortality nationwide.
Aug 14, 2023
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Chicken with potatoes, carrot-and-cabbage salad: it looks like a detox meal, but it's the menu at a school cafeteria in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which is seeking new ways to fight childhood obesity.
Apr 30, 2024
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Getting access to health insurance, and getting access to a doctor, are two very different things.
Jul 22, 2015
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(HealthDay)—About 2 percent of boys are diagnosed with undescended testis (UDT), according to a study published online Jan. 22 in Pediatrics.
Jan 23, 2016
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(HealthDay) -- Although most Americans say their teeth are in relatively good shape, a newly published survey reveals that many are not getting routine dental checkups, with cost cited as the most common obstacle.
Jul 18, 2012
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