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Acupuncture and massage haven't been proven to ease pain better than drugs — and may cost more. But Oregon hopes these sorts of alternatives to pills will reduce the societal costs of opioid abuse.

Kim Hudak was a young mother who was done having children when she volunteered for a clinical trial to an experimental birth control implant designed to…

There’s a serious doctor shortage in the United States and the problem is set to get worse if medical schools don't increase the number of physicians they…

A summary of public health news from around the nationResearchers studied a group of over 28,000 people - some insured - some not, to predict how…

The Food and Drug Administration approved Essure for sale in 2002. But with health complaints on the rise from women using the device, the agency's expert panel now urges more study on complications.

Local governments say the move to cover preventive health care for people who are in the country illegally will save money overall by reducing the high cost of emergency room visits.

What does diacetyl look like? And what's it doing in our food? A new book seeks to demystify 75 common food additives with striking photos of these ingredients and details on their uses and history.

When Brandy Gibson was 17 and pregnant with her daughter, Calie, something strange started happening when she opened the freezer door.“I would just get…

The federal government is requiring farmers to keep more records on exactly when and where they used specific pesticides. And no children under the age of 18 will be allowed to handle the chemicals.

Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards testified before the House Oversight Committee Tuesday, in the wake of the release of a series of undercover…