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An NPR poll finds that many people have a low opinion of the health care system, yet they like their doctors. The perception of quality of care varies according to income.

State health officials were heartened when President Barack Obama asked Congress for $1.8 billion to combat the spread of the Zika virus last month,…

If someone is well-educated, the odds are that he or she will marry someone with similar credentials, according to census data. And that trend has…

To say Tara had maternity leave at all would be a misnomer. Her job offers no paid parental leave, putting her in the same boat with 88 percent of the…

This week: grandma gets a knee replacement and now her friends want one, doctors' educated spouses are reluctant to move out to the country, and Donald…

The federal government has approved Michigan’s request to expand Medicaid eligibility in Flint. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says…

A community center serving those with severe mental illness in Indianapolis is working to regain state Medicaid funding in order to help community members…

"When a young African-American aged 15 to 29 dies in Philadelphia, more than half [of] the time, it's a gun homicide," says Scott Charles, the trauma…

In March 2010, Pam Lipp received the call she’d been dreading for months. She figured it would come from one of three places: the police, the hospital or…

Flint residents are getting some relief when it comes to their water bills. But what about their medical bills? It’s a question some Flint families are…