Health Care

Underdiagnosed iron deficiency and anemia could be leaving people without affordable fixes for their concerns.

In United States v. Skrmetti, the Supreme Court is considering whether a law banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth is discriminatory under the Constitution

There is a large population of older adults with physical problems that prevent them from leaving home. Many have significant medical and practical needs that go unmet

A study of births in New Jersey reveals a troubling disparity between unscheduled C-sections for Black people.

Focusing on size in health care might be doing more harm than good.

The new Trump administration is likely to reduce subsidies for Affordable Care Act insurance plans and roll back Medicaid coverage. Public health authorities worry that antivaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., will be empowered

Harris recently proposed a Medicare plan that would cover at-home health aides and other long-term care services, which could provide much needed relief to older adults and caregivers

Damage from Hurricane Helene forced the only abortion clinic in western North Carolina to shutter, disrupting health care for pregnant people across a large region

An epidemiologist explores a troubling rise in early-onset breast cancer diagnoses and discusses the potential link to chronic exposure to endocrine disruptors.

Hurricane Helene devastated a North Carolina facility that produces peritoneal dialysis fluid, which is used by about 80,000 people nationally

New formulas, devices and tools are removing historical bias from medical diagnoses

Some of the most inventive changes to health care have started in rural communities around the world