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Naturalized citizens like the immigrants pictured here have the same access to health insurance as native-born citizens. But some people going through the immigrant process are losing their coverage this year.

More Than 400,000 Immigrants Lose Obamacare Coverage

More than 400,000 people had their health insurance canceled this year due to immigration and citizenship issues, up from just 109,000 last year. The news…

To Fill a Doctor Shortage Rural Communities Focus Education on Local Students

This story is part of the series "Shortage in Rich Land" on Missouri's Bootheel region. Click here to see all of the stories.It’s early morning. The sun…

Getting Right: Mission Driven

Getting Right, Part 2Read our entire Getting Right series.Heading out into the field, public health nurse Brittany Combs is a little angry, and in a…

A nasal spray version of the overdose-reversing drug naloxone demonstrated at police headquarters in Quincy, Mass., in 2014.

Price Soars For Key Weapon Against Heroin Overdoses

Baltimore Health Commissioner Leana Wen is working to put the anti-overdose medication naloxone into the hands of as many heroin users as possible. But the price of the antidote has nearly doubled.

A Medicaid office employee works on reports at Montefiore Medical Center in New York in late 2014. New York expanded Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act and enrollment surged.

Obamacare Enrollment Triggers Drop In The Uninsured Rate

The sizable jump in Americans with insurance, due in large part to the implementation of the federal health law, is unprecedented since the creation of Medicare and Medicaid 50 years ago.

Headlines day after the December 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.

Could Better Mental Health Care Help Prevent Mass Shootings?

Bills in the House and Senate to expand funding for mental health care are attracting bipartisan support as a result of the spate of high-profile…

Belle Likover, a 95-year-old retired social worker, told Case Western Reserve medical students that growing old gracefully is all about being able to adapt to one's changing life situation, including health challenges.

To Sell Medical Students On Joys Of Geriatrics, Send In 90-Year-Olds

As the number of older Americans grows, so does the need for geriatricians to care for them. But few medical students are interested in the specialty, which isn't particularly glamorous or lucrative.

A Hy-Vee employee weighs grapes for delivery to a customer in their grocery delivery program.

New Program Lets Homebound Seniors Use Food Stamps For Grocery Delivery

A new food delivery program could help homebound seniors stay independent longer. During this summer’s White House Conference on Aging, the U.S.…

Children exposed to "toxic stress" are at risk for problems throughout their lives.

Stemming The Cycle Of Toxic Stress – For The Kids’ Sake

PORTLAND—Samantha McVey brought her 4-month-old daughter, Ruby, to The Children’s Clinic for a routine check-up and vaccinations. But within minutes of…

House Calls Could Improve Care of Elderly

The elderly population in America is set to double over the next fifty years. There will be 98 million elderly people - those 65 or older- by 2060,…

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