Health

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services secretary Kody Kinsley discusses the impact of Medicaid expansion on prescriptions during a news conference at the North Carolina Executive Mansion in …

During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, many U.S. military personnel were exposed to blast waves from nearby explosions. Over time, the military realized that soldiers’ brains had been injured …

A magnification of the head of a midge larva. Midges — biting flies — and mosquitoes are spreading the Oropouche virus in Latin America, which is reporting higher numbers in …

Matthew Perry appears at the premiere of Ride in Los Angeles on April 28, 2015. Rich Fury/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Rich Fury/Invision/AP Two California doctors and an alleged drug …

The first price negotiations between Medicare and drugmakers could save the billions of dollars a year for taxpayers and beneficiaries. Nam Y. Huh/AP hide caption toggle caption Nam Y. Huh/AP …

Hospitals across the southeastern United States are struggling in the wake of a cyberattack on a regional blood donation service. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The health care industry is under near-relentless …

On Wednesday, the WHO said an outbreak of mpox in several African countries is serous enough to constitute a public health emergency of international concern.

“What we’re seeing is tip of the iceberg” because of weaknesses in the surveillance system, says Dr. Dimie Ogoina, chair of the WHO emergency committee. (Image credit: CDC)

Logan Health in Kalispell, Mont., has experienced three data breaches in the past five years. Those cyberattacks exposed the names, phone numbers and addresses of hundreds of thousands of patients. …

Ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics, the International Olympic Committee advised athletes to acclimatize to hot weather with a technique called heat training. Natacha Pisarenko/AP hide caption toggle caption Natacha …