Health

Under pressure, one company rolled back insane price hikes, but the uninsured — and Medicaid and Medicare — could still pay top dollar.

Approximately 49 million people in the U.S. population aged 12 or older had a substance use disorder in 2021—and most went without treatment.

It’s been nearly 13 years since “The Oprah Winfrey Show” came to an end, but for viewers of her weight loss special on Monday night, it likely felt like Winfrey’s talk show was back.

We all need health care, but rarely do most people know the ins and outs of the system. In this guide, we explain the history of drug pricing, how insurance functions, and share some resources to make getting care easier.

New federal funds aim to address an array of problems created by highway construction in minority neighborhoods. In New Orleans’ Treme neighborhood, competing plans for how to deal with harm done by the Claiborne Expressway reveal the challenge of how to mitigate them meaningfully.

From lack of healthcare access to larger tumors, there are many reasons why Black folks are suffering.

Conflict avoidance in a relationship occurs when one person avoids discussing issues with their partner to prevent confrontation or arguments. This behavior may seem like a way to maintain harmony, but it could actually have a different effect.

A graduate medical education body has withdrawn accreditation from the Howard University Orthopaedic Surgery Residency program due to a resident complaint, according to a program official.

The U.S. is reporting more cases than in past years. Experts say travel and low vaccination rates are reasons why.

Price worries, bureaucratic obstacles, and “I’m-over-covid-itis” slow uptake of a drug that’s complicated to take but often effective.