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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.

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.

Some addiction treatment clinics offer IV infusions of a mix of supplements — including something known as NAD. The treatment isn't proven to work and is not FDA-approved for addiction.

If you’ve ever put in an eyedrop, some of it has almost certainly spilled onto your eyelid or cheek.The good news is the mess doesn’t necessarily mean you…

This story was co-published with The New York Times.At a time when the United States is in the grip of an opioid epidemic, many insurers are limiting…

Growing up, as the searing pain of a sickle cell crisis would spread through her veins, Tanjila Bolden-Myers would ask her mother if this time, it would...

El Gobernador Eric Holcomb anunció una orden de permanecer en casa para todo el estado el la semana pasada. Mientras hay nuevas restricciones a través del…

Could racial health disparities shrink if the health care community did a better job of explaining health information in simple terms and engaging trusted messengers?

Most Midwest states have a cap on the amount that juries can award in non-economic damages for medical malpractice cases. But some question whether caps help — or hurt — those seeking justice for medical errors.

With a bullet in her gut, her voice choked with pain, Dee Hill pleaded with the 911 dispatcher for help.“My husband accidentally shot me,” Hill, 75, of…