Health Care – General

(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) It’s clear that what patients with chronic illnesses do outside the doctor’s office

(By Associated Press) DALLAS — Health officials are trying to determine why there’s been a dramatic increase in the number

(By Sheila Kaplan for STAT) WASHINGTON — In a major victory for environmentalists and public health advocates, the US Food

(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) Racial minorities and lower-income people typically fare far worse when it comes to

(By Charles Piller for STAT) A crucial clinical trial of the most promising new treatment for Parkinson’s disease in decades might

(By Taunya English for NPR) When a young African-American man dies in the city of Philadelphia, more than half the

(By Julie Appleby for Kaiser Health News) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Mario Oikonomides credits a massive heart attack when he was 38

(By Michaeleen Doucleff for NPR) Everywhere you turn, it seems, there’s news about the human microbiome. And, more specifically, about

(By Zhai Yun Tan for Kaiser Health News) Getting treatment for depression may sometimes be a regular part of health

(By Brooke Murphy for Becker’s Hospital Review) Approximately 1.4 million Americans are expected to travel outside the U.S. for medical