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Over the last six years, enough opioids were shipped to the state of Missouri to give every resident 260 pills.The finding comes from a report released…

The rate of premature births in the United States has dropped to 11 percent, showing continued progress in preventing the risks of prematurity. But there are big disparities among the states.

Which hospital parents pick to deliver their baby can have serious cost consequences, according to a new study.Hospital costs for women who had no…

Opponents of RFK Jr.'s nomination were joined by an unlikely figure: former Indiana governor and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence

Across the U.S., some people with mental illness wait months in jail for court-ordered competency evaluations, with little to no mental health care. One Indiana man’s case reveals how delays prolong suffering — and expose a system unequipped to help.

Marvin Miles got a call from his mother on March 27. She had started rehabilitation about a month earlier at Bethany Pointe Health Campus, a skilled…

The coronavirus swept through the nation’s meat processing facilities in 2020. Nearly two years into the pandemic, many are still searching for answers — and calling for change.

A new federal designation would allow struggling hospitals to end inpatient services, but some have concerns about how that could affect rural health care.

Editor’s note: Kansas privatized its foster care system in 1997 after a lawsuit revealed widespread problems. Twenty years later, the number of Kansas…

The pandemic has been stressful for millions of children. If that stress isn't buffered by caring adults, it can have lifelong consequences. There's a lot schools can do to keep that from happening.