While prognoses for prostate cancer patients were once measured in months, experts say that advances in treatment and diagnosis now improve survival by years.
So-called transient ischemic attacks can eventually lead to cognitive declines as steep as those following a full-on stroke, new research finds.
The most extensive research on Medicaid coverage to date found that it reduced the risk of death by 21 percent.
New vaccines are often evaluated in trials in which some participants receive a placebo. But not all studies can be designed this way.
With new testing requirements, it’s not even clear how new Covid or flu shots can be made available this fall.
A new clinic, opened by a pulmonologist who lost his home in the Palisades blaze, is addressing the health issues developing among people exposed to the...
The president announced an executive order aimed at lowering U.S. drug costs, revisiting an idea that was blocked in court during his first term.
CVS Caremark decided to stop offering Zepbound in favor of Wegovy for weight loss. It’s the latest example of limits imposed by insurance that disrupt treatments...
The C.D.C. delivered $750 million annually to state and local health departments for emergency work. The program was eliminated in the Trump administration’s budget blueprint.
Since President Trump announced plans for mass deportations and rescinded protections for hospitals and clinics, health care facilities have seen a jump in no-shows.