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Kristina Ortiz and Tim Himes aren’t brother and sister by blood, but they might as well be. They’ve never known life apart. Ortiz was six months old when…

A federal judge on Monday night temporarily stopped plans by the National Institutes of Health to cut funding to universities, hospitals and other research centers across the U.S.

Our "Sound Medicine" program for Aug. 24 includesDo unvaccinated children put others at risk? The importance of school nurses for health of childrenThe…

Maybe it's time to give teenagers some credit: Recent data shows rates of teen pregnancy and abortion are at historic lows, and teens are drinking less…

For 15 years, the Sound Medicine Radio Hour broadcast weekly shows about medicine and health. The archive continues to live here. Visit the Sound Medicine…

Teenagers as young as 13 all too often play an active role in feeding their families, many taking jobs when they can or selling their possessions to help…

One scientist is predicting a risky year for tick-borne Lyme disease in the Northeast, and it's spreading. But don't panic. We've got tips.

As consulting a doctor exclusively by phone, text or video becomes more popular, the Texas Medical Board moves to restrict these e-visits. Is the real battle over patient safety, money or turf?

Forty years: That’s how long it’s been since Congress revised the major law governing regulation of toxic chemicals. But now, lawmakers are looking to…

After a decline throughout the '90s, suicide rates have reversed course. Suicide has increased in almost every age group over the past 15 years.