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Insulin is not a new drug, but even though it’s been around for nearly a century, its price continues to climb.People with Type 1 Diabetes have to take it…

The number of U.S. troops fighting Ebola in West Africa is set to increase dramatically this month, and the first two field hospitals erected by U.S. troops in Liberia will open in the coming days.

Landing an airplane is one of the most difficult piloting techniques to master, and the stats show it: 36 percent of all airplane accidents and 25 percent…

The caveman way of eating came in near the bottom of a list of 35 diets ranked by medical and nutrition experts. The winners? The Mediterranean-like DASH and the plant-centric Ornish eating plan.

There's little money for cancer care in the developing world. And many children with curable cancers die. Two doctors believe it's time to stop accepting cancer as a death sentence in poor countries.

988 has gotten roughly 10 million calls in the last two years. U.S. officials want to to raise awareness about the service

With the help of online data, doctors and public health officials are tracking the spread of illnesses and predicting where they might strike next. The analyses also provide clues for prevention.

This is the second of a series of reports this week from WBUR called "Brain Matters: Reporting from the Front Lines of Neuroscience."

http://media.soundmedicine.org/segments/060814_4.mp3"The Fault in Our Stars," John Green's book-turned-movie, is a story about two teenagers who meet and…