Over two decades, medical care improvements have increased health spans in the U.S. by 1.3 years and medical spending by $234 ...

Rising housing costs may be more than a financial strain—they could be a health risk for low-income adults with heart failure. A new study found that a higher area-level housing cost burden was ...

Even though the Illinois Department of Corrections has been under a consent decree since 2019, the state continues to fail to provide adequate medical and dental care to incarcerated people, according ...

Children who enter foster care have interrupted childhoods, often with multiple transitions between new and often unknown caregivers, schools, and friends. While successfully transitioning into ...

The Osher Center for Integrative Health is set to open March 2. The new facility includes a wellness suite and a learning kitchen.

Thanks to the internet and technology as a whole, people are more informed and in control of their lives than ever before, able to access food, relationships, and entertainment at the touch of a ...

A common thread in efforts to improve the system is to become more patient-centered, as emphasized in the landmark Institute of Medicine Report, “Crossing the Quality Chasm,” nearly 25 years ago. To ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Eva Epker covers what to know about and how to improve women's health. Apr 30, 2025, 12:30pm EDT In 1894, a statue of Dr. James ...

The new Health Innovation Alliance board includes Baptist Health System, Galen College of Nursing, Humana, Norton Healthcare ...

While most of us only think of our digestive system as helping to process the foods we eat or being behind the occasional stomach ache, a healthy gut can also impact everything from stronger immunity ...

When it comes to serious health issues like obesity, heart disease, and cancer, Black Americans have higher rates and worse outcomes than most other groups in the U.S. It’s a problem that’s gained ...