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Indiana Medicaid will now cover residential treatment, detoxification and peer recovery services. The federal government approved the expanded coverage…

California voters passed a law two years ago that allows terminally ill people to take lethal drugs to end their lives, but controversy is growing over a…

One of the first uses for the buzzy gene-editing tool CRISPR could be a treatment for patients with sickle-cell disease. But the Black community’s…

Scientists have long been fascinated with whether dramatically restricting the amount of food we eat can help us live longer. New research suggests it might, but the question is, is it worth it?

People who experience a sharp drop in wealth face a much higher risk of dying over the next 20 years, according to a study of more than 8,000 adults in the U.S.

The health of Hoosiers may be impacted as the climate continues to change, according to a new report that examines how environmental trends, including…

The Food and Drug Administration has launched a criminal investigation into research by a Southern Illinois University professor who injected people with…

[UPDATED at 9:45 p.m. ET on April 17]Former first lady Barbara Bush died Tuesday night at her home in Houston at age 92. Days before her death, the…

An analysis of mice in the Big Apple finds that many harbor bacteria that can make humans sick if exposed to the animals' droppings. Some of the bacterial strains were resistant to antibiotics.

One in four calls to the Washington, D.C., 911 line isn't an emergency. The city now has triage nurses working with dispatchers to get callers with less urgent needs a same-day clinic visit instead.