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This week: We're used to hearing addiction stories from people in recovery, but if you haven't been there yourself, it's hard to know what it's like to…

Poison comes in many forms for addicts: Alcohol and drugs usually come first to mind, but gambling — often overlooked — is of increasing concern to state…

Forty years: That’s how long it’s been since Congress revised the major law governing regulation of toxic chemicals. But now, lawmakers are looking to…

Doctors aren't used to discussing financial barriers to care, and many think it's inappropriate to bring up money at all during conversations with patients.

Excited and hungry, three children chant as food is served (“We want potatoes! Potatoes!) and ask what else is for dinner (fish and green beans as it…

AUSTELL, Ga. — UnitedHealthcare is betting $65 million that it can profit by making primary care more attractive.With little fanfare, the nation’s largest…

The results of the first coordinated global look at the disease show a dramatic increase, especially in low- and middle-income countries.

Hospitals are legally obligated to find suitable places to discharge patients, but their insurance status makes all the difference. Things get complicated if people have entered the country illegally.

The FDA says tacos, tamales and other foods made with corn masa flour can now be fortified with folic acid. The move is aimed at reducing severe brain defects in babies born to Hispanic women.

Bene’t Holmes was four months pregnant when she had a miscarriage at work. It happened the day after her manager at a Chicago Walmart denied her request…