Health Care

States were prohibited from removing people from Medicaid during the pandemic — but that ban was lifted in April. Most got dropped for not filling out paperwork.

“After about five hours of the wake, the coffin started to make sounds," the woman's son said. "My mom was wrapped in sheets and hitting the coffin..."

Last year, 4,111 heart transplants were performed in the U.S., a record number but not nearly enough to meet the need.

A Burbank mom battling cancer discusses getting life-saving care denied by her insurance company.

A medical board voted that Dr. Caitlin Bernard didn’t follow privacy laws when she told a newspaper reporter about the girl’s treatment in a case that gained attention in the national abortion debate.

Providers have had to quickly determine how to comply with the pending laws amid the "decimation of abortion access across the South."

The hearing comes after Indiana's attorney general accused Dr. Caitlin Bernard of violating state law by not reporting the girl’s child abuse to police and federal patient privacy laws by telling a newspaper reporter about the girl’s treatment.

Half of respondents said those with disabilities should have access to assisted suicide

Early training may help encourage bystander intervention in case of health emergencies

Researchers say they hope the technology could someday be used by anyone who frequently loses things, not just those with dementia.

More than 80% of women experience hot flashes during menopause, the FDA noted.

Doctors have currently launched a clinical trial to enroll a potential participant for this historic operation, the school reported.

Federal health advisers are recommending that a decades-old birth control pill be sold without a prescription.

Critics warn that tweaking the genetic code this way could be a slippery slope that eventually leads to designer babies for parents