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Medical foods are vital for a rare disease. Why doesn’t insurance cover them?

Every day, Amanda Moller scoops powdered formula out of a can and shakes it up with water from her kitchen sink in University City, Missouri, a suburb of…

Indy Steelers have been a part of the Tarkington Park community for years. Generations of children from around the area have trained under Coach Nell. Many of them are now in high school and are choosing between different college scholarships because of their football skills.

He got into trouble as a teen. Now he coaches football to keep children off that path

People with higher education levels tend to live longer, healthier lives. But some African American kids in low-income communities are faced with many barriers that keep them from receiving the education they need. One man in a majority black neighborhood in Indianapolis hopes football can help keep kids in school and out of trouble.

Karen Campbell knew her screening colonoscopy was one type of "free care" the federal government guarantees for people to prevent diseases like cancer. She was shocked when she was slammed with a hefty amount to pay out-of-pocket.

Her colonoscopy should cost her $0 per federal law. Why was she asked to pay $765?

A screening colonoscopy is supposed to be free, under federal rules. But an Indiana woman still got a $765 bill. For a year and a half, she got no answers why — just finger-pointing between the hospital and insurance. She got sent to debt collection. Then, she reached out to a journalist.

¿Puedo Salir A Caminar? Esto Es Lo Que Significa Una Orden De Permanecer En Casa

El Gobernador Eric Holcomb anunció una orden de permanecer en casa para todo el estado el la semana pasada. Mientras hay nuevas restricciones a través del…

Costs Of Widely Prescribed Drugs Jumped 5,241 Percent In Recent Years

Jess Franz-Christensen did not realize the seriousness of her son’s Type 1 diabetes diagnosis until staff in the doctor’s office offered to call an…

For Many Americans, Stress Takes A Toll On Health And Family

Half of Americans say they've had a major stressful event in the past year, according to a poll by NPR, the Harvard School of Public Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Here's how it hurts.

When Teens Abuse Parents, Shame and Secrecy Make It Hard to Seek Help

Most people think domestic violence involves an adult abusing an intimate partner or a child, but children can also threaten, bully and attack family members. Some abused parents are speaking out.

'Throwing Away Good Drugs': Research Finds Many Prescriptions Still Potent After Expiration Date

The box of prescription drugs had been forgotten in a back closet of a retail pharmacy for so long that some of the pills predated the 1969 moon landing.…

PCORI Executive Director Joe Selby says grants to medical societies are needed to get through to busy professionals who "may not answer our phone calls."

Is Obamacare's Research Institute Worth The Billions?

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute is supposed to figure out which medical treatments work best. But there are sharp political and scientific disagreements over how to do that.

JJ Brandt, a registered nurse at the Sparrow Hospital Pediatric Emergency Department in Lansing, is trained to help mend broken bones and childhood ailments. But Brandt now spends more time keeping watch over children with mental health issues as they wait for treatment that can take days or weeks.

Emergency Rooms Confront ‘Tidal Wave Of Sadness’ Among Young Patients

Hospital ERs are being upended by a surge of children and adolescents in mental distress during COVID. Staff bring in snacks or queue up Netflix to keep them occupied as they seek beds in psychiatric centers. Private insurance can make the task harder.

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