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Some people with disabilities are caught up in the Medicaid unwinding process and losing their coverage despite their best efforts.

A screening colonoscopy is supposed to be free, under federal rules. But an Indiana woman still got a $765 bill. For a year and a half, she got no answers why — just finger-pointing between the hospital and insurance. She got sent to debt collection. Then, she reached out to a journalist.

Chances of surviving a sudden cardiac arrest are significantly higher if a school is prepared with a response plan and devices known as AEDs. But data show many schools aren't as prepared as they could be.

At a time when many rural hospitals continue to make the tough choice to shutter their obstetrics units and stop delivering babies, some have found ways to make their units survive and, sometimes, even thrive.

With high health bills drowning patients in debt, some lawmakers want nonprofit hospitals to give away more free care. But experts warn that could wind up being worse for patients.

Lots of couples like having activities that they do together or buy gifts as a form of affection. It’s their love language. And for breast cancer survivors, maintaining that bond can lead to better physical and mental health outcomes according to a new data analysis.

State fairs can spread viruses from animals to humans. With bird flu in cattle, some experts advise caution

It’s been an active season for tornadoes and flooding in the Midwest due to various factors like hot and cold jet streams and climate change. This could create lasting public health challenges.

People with cats shouldn’t feed them raw milk, some animal health experts have warned.

Thirteen states across the U.S., including much of the Midwest, introduced bills this year that could give some rights to embryos and fetuses usually associated with people. None passed but people in the fertility world are concerned that lawmakers will try again and what that means for reproductive rights.