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Increasing the number of older people with both Medicaid and Medicare would mean fewer of them would be forced to skimp on the care and treatment they need.
Health and climate change researchers explain the risks and why older adults, even those in northern states, need to pay attention.
As the evidence for aromatherapy trickles in, be wary of marketing ploys and possible risks posed by some of these products.
Twelve states do not require sex education of any kind.
An expert panel found a potential association with liver cancer, but too little research exists to assume a causal connection. For now, the WHO left current consumption guidelines unchanged.
The shortages, which have been going on for years, have typically affected only low-cost generics rather than profitable brand-name drugs.
The biggest risks aren’t always the biggest numbers on the thermometer – humidity gets dangerous faster than many people realize.
The new over-the-counter pill is highly effective at preventing pregnancy but must be taken at the same time daily, which can be a limitation for some people.
Diabetes rates worldwide have been rising steadily since the early 1990s when these data were first estimated. This trend is only going up.
Some researchers assert that the body responds to exercise by burning fewer calories when you’re not working out. Regardless of its effects on weight loss, exercise provides many health benefits.
As temperatures rise in the US, so does the incidence of heat-related deaths, including heatstroke.
At least half of surveyed US adults experienced loneliness and social isolation.
With the approval of the first over-the-counter oral contraceptive, pharmacists stand to play an ever-increasing role in helping expand access to reproductive health care in the post-Roe era.
Three economists looked at years of temperature and death data and calculated the costs when forecasts miss the mark.
Prescription medications can help people with opioid use disorder avoid the risks of relapse and overdose. But stigma based on misperceptions about addiction limits their use.
Despite an abundance of research on strep, there is still a great deal of debate in the scientific community over whether and when people should get tested and treated for it.
The law requires medical test results be made available to patients even before a clinician has reviewed them.
Without supportive parents, children already under stress may experience a shrinkage in brain volume in an area of the brain that is important for learning and memory.
Tuberculosis is a preventable and curable disease, yet before the pandemic, it killed more people than any other infectious disease.
Many processed foods strip carbs of their natural fibers. Eating foods with an ideal total carbohydrate-to-fiber ratio can help with weight management and improve overall health.
After recent cases in Florida and Texas, authorities are advising the public to drain standing water sources to keep mosquitoes from multiplying.
An aggressive, antifungal-resistant form of tinea, a contagious ringworm fungal infection, has appeared in the US, likely driven by overuse and misuse of antifungal medications.
No matter their age, gender, ethnicity or locale, kids undergoing this therapy can make real progress in recovering from the most devastating traumas.
Overreliance on BMI as a measure of weight and health has deepened inequities and led to inaccuracies and overgeneralizations.