Health News

The first plebiscite on the Obama health care law seems likely to be a low-turnout affair among an electorate dominated by Republican primary voters.

Among patients tested for strokes with a complex type of brain scan, radiation overdoses were more widespread than previously known, a New York Times examination has found.

Critics call it a Band-Aid, but supporters say a suicide hot line is a gateway into government services.

A Pulitzer Prize-winning writer examines the scientific battle against aging through the bizzare career of the English gerontologist Aubrey de Grey.

Senator Charles E. Grassley requested data from Zimmer Holdings, a maker of artificial hips and knees, on how it responded to complaints from surgeons.

A trial could offer the first glimpse of a technology that may hold vast medical promise but also is embroiled in controversy.

The Food and Drug Administration approved vaccines for the next flu season, and health officials recommend vaccination for everyone 6 months old and older.

Five ways to savor lima beans, from the Recipes for Health columnist Martha Rose Shulman.

The 2009 Community Benefit Report highlights Kaiser Permanente's work to improve access to high-quality health care, to help create healthy environments, and to discover and share new health knowledge. Last year, through grants to 2,098 organizations and our continued participation in programs for low-income individuals and families, we invested more than $1.7 billion in our communities. This was a 43 percent increase over 2008.

The New Yorker examines end-of-life care while Foreign Affairs reports on Castrocare, health-care under the Castro brothers.

Medical experts answer readers' questions about the causes, symptoms, testing, treatment and prognosis of scleroderma.

A multinational study finds that elderly Americans and their adult children have unusually strained relationships.

Prosthetic teeth attached to the jaw with titanium screws are preferred for replacing lost teeth, but they’re expensive, and insurance coverage is usually minimal.

Dental implants are a good medical option for most patients who have lost teeth, but insurance companies typically won't cover the cost, today's Patient Money column reports.

A new television advertisement featuring Andy Griffith, and a Webcast by the administrator of Medicare and Medicare Services mark the day.

Using human embryonic stem cells, the trial will be tested in patients with new spinal cord injuries.

A nursing assistant was charged with what prosecutors called modern France’s worst case of infanticide.

A program admits students if they study humanities instead of the traditional pre-medical school curriculum.

Salmonella outbreaks that sickened more than 400 in the U.S. and Britain have been traced to mice sold as food for exotic pets.

The mattress can be a jungle of dust mites and bedbugs, milling around among dried remnants of blood, saliva, sweat and basically all the other bodily fluids.