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Amanda DeSimone-Shabrack relies on a home healthcare aide to help her high-needs autistic 12-year-old son. Virginia’s Medicaid program covers the assistance, enabling her to work as both an education technology ...Read more

The Trump administration credits its fraud control efforts for the disappearance of millions of people from Obamacare rolls rather than a sharp rise in premiums — a claim disputed by policy experts that glosses over the ...Read more

One of America’s most competitive gubernatorial races could settle a heated argument over whether private insurance companies should run Medicaid.

The race is in Iowa, whose Medicaid program has been plagued with ...Read more

Everyone from yours truly and the other experts at 4YOUngevity.com to the American Heart Association, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization enthusiastically recommends exercise to...Read more

DEAR ABBY: I am in a relationship with my hot-and-cold fiance. I caught him cheating after we moved in together. He had been courting someone at work. I eventually forgave him. That was five years ago. In the time since, ...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: A dear friend of ours was diagnosed with lung cancer and subsequently had a stroke. Since then, he was told that he had disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and that there wasn't any treatment for...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Does God really test Christians through suffering, and if so, why? – D.S.

A: The world is a gigantic hospital; nowhere is there a greater chance to see the peace and joy of...Read more

BOSTON — Massachusetts is setting out to lower health care costs with steps like investing more state resources in primary care, supporting nursing recruitment, and standardizing out-of-network service rates Gov. Maura ...Read more

Phil Collins faced death two years ago, and has lived to tell the tale.

The Grammy-winning singer recalled to the Times of London how his "kidneys were packing up, my organs were just seizing" when he was was hospitalized...Read more

Michigan health authorities were in touch with Taco Bell’s parent company, Yum! Brands Inc., about a parasitic outbreak in early July, weeks before the company officially alerted consumers.

The Michigan Department of ...Read more

Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday on social media that Aug. 3 has “no legal impact” on his options if a Kentucky U.S. Senate seat becomes vacant this year.

His statement comes amid rampant online speculation that Aug. 3 ...Read more

Cyclospora cases in Missouri have nearly doubled for the second consecutive week, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.

The gastrointestinal illness caused by the cyclospora parasite that’s...Read more

Those who believe government can provide health insurance better than the free market need to look at Vermont.

For years, Vermont has geared its health-care policy toward creating a single-payer system. Perhaps that’s ...Read more

DETROIT — Two people have died from the massive cyclosporiasis outbreak in Michigan, state health officials reported Monday, though they provided few details about the circumstances surrounding the deaths.

The deaths ...Read more

About 90 miles north of Phoenix, the town of Yarnell nestles atop a winding mountain road. Phoenix, a sprawling city of more than 1.6 million people, has one physician for every 2,407 people. But in Yarnell and other ...Read more

As temperatures in the Las Vegas Valley climbed to 110 degrees on a recent Wednesday afternoon, an elderly woman who had been outside became dizzy and then passed out.

The 78-year-old’s body temperature was about 105 ...Read more

Many young people are interested in tanning to achieve a certain appearance or to fit beauty trends promoted on social media. Recently, online movements such as “looksmaxxing” and “tanmaxxing” have encouraged teens...Read more

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My friend was recently diagnosed with leukemia, and I've learned there are several types. How do these differences affect her treatment options and decisions?

ANSWER: It's true — leukemia isn't a ...Read more

Mark Vantrease regularly sees his Vietnam War buddies over breakfast, attends his grandchildren’s Little League games, and, when he’s up to it, tends to his lush front-yard garden, which is dotted with shells retrieved...Read more