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As the availability of mental health services has declined, many police departments have trained Crisis Intervention Teams to respond to people with mental illness.

This week - Fewer teens are using opioids, a couple new studies say. Could it help alleviate the nation's opioid epidemic? ... In Indiana, lawmakers are…

This week - The Netflix of medical care? Some uninsured people are paying a monthly fee for wider access to a doctor. ... Sex ed is evolving in classrooms…

By many measures, Hawaii is one of the healthiest states in the union. Yet only Mississippi has a higher rate of flu or pneumonia deaths than the Aloha…

Southern Baptists voted to oppose In Vitro Fertilization for the first time during their convention in Indianapolis. It’s a move that, some worry, could indicate a growing push among conservative groups to advance arguments for fetal personhood and further restrict reproductive choice.

Dr. Adrienne Boissy, a neurologist at the Cleveland Clinic, was recently handed a unique assignment: improving the communication skills among her fellow…

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

This week: It's not eggs that are making you sick if you eat raw cookie dough, at least lately -- it's flour. HOW many calories are in that beer? And a…

Black medical students face challenges from the beginning. With less access to quality public school education, many find themselves ill-prepared and it takes them multiple tries at standardized tests required for medical school entrance. Once accepted, some are faced with racism inside the lecture and hospital halls.

Efforts to calm public fear about Ebola continue to top news headlines this week. The practice of what’s called ‘contact tracing’ shifted to the state of…