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Improved communication among health-care providers during shift changes reduced injuries due to medical errors by 30 percent, according to a federally…

The suicide rate has increased in the past decade, despite the best efforts of hotlines and prevention programs. A Detroit health plan set a zero suicide goal among its members — and achieved it.

Sandra Martell is in a tough spot. As public health administrator in northern Illinois’ Winnebago County, Martell was threatened with lawsuits from…

SALT LAKE CITY — When J.D. Goates was 17 and newly graduated from high school, he decided that he had had enough.His thoughts of suicide, which had begun…

It’s the latest battle over screening: Should healthy women skip annual pelvic exams?A controversial recommendation last year by the American College of…

Care farms are agricultural places for people with physical or mental health challenges to process their emotions, while performing farming tasks and working with animals. It’s a popular concept in Europe that hasn’t gained as much traction in the United States yet. But a new national network hopes to change that.

What would happen if fluoride were removed from drinking water? Scientists weigh in

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…

At the height of her addiction to heroin, Tracey Helton Mitchell lived in an alley and sold her body. Now she works as an addiction specialist helping others. Her new memoir is The Big Fix.

Implants and intrauterine devices are endorsed by pediatricians, OB-GYNs and health officials as a way to help girls and women space their pregnancies and reduce the risk of having a premature baby.