Category: Health

Medicare spending on “skin substitutes” reached $10 billion last year. A leading seller made a large donation to President Trump’s election campaign.

The nation’s health secretary announced that he planned to invite scientists to provide answers by September, but specialists consider that target date unrealistic.

A unique study is tracking the development of hundreds of babies whose parents have also been studied since birth.

Millions of deaths could be avoided from meningitis if countries are able to adopt new guidelines designed to diagnose and treat the disease more effectively, the UN World Health Organization … Read More

Recent funding cuts have caused “severe disruptions” to health services in almost three-quarters of all countries, according to the head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

Consumers fraudulently enrolled in Affordable Care Act coverage could receive unexpected tax bills — possibly their only clue they’ve been victimized.

Tufts University researchers are looking at ways to reduce racial disparities in maternal health care.

Olivia Knowles noticed something “wasn’t quite correct” while competing in an ironman competition.

A spokesperson for UMC Health System in Lubbock, Texas, said that the child was “receiving treatment for complications of measles while hospitalized” and was not vaccinated.

Monday’s World Health Day highlights a critical issue for global health: the particular vulnerabilities faced by women and girls.