Patients often bear the cost of unexpected bills for basic preventive services such as wellness visits and cancer screenings.

Which is riskier for your health: a few days of very bad PM₂.₅ exposure or many more days of slightly bad exposure? Researchers developed new metrics to provide better answers.

Researchers found that nearly 74% of patients who reached out about a billing mistake received bill corrections. For those who negotiated their bills, nearly 62% saw a price drop.

In the absence of clear-cut regulation, who should decide on where and how a technology that could change the course of human health should be applied?

Less sleep and later bedtimes are linked to a section of the brain involved in emotion regulation suffering reduced growth, along with weaker connections to other brain areas.

Drinking alcohol is normalized in American society. But the ubiquity of alcohol consumption hides its serious health risks, including cancer.

Colon cancer is curable when caught early, but some insurers are either refusing to cover or significantly delaying approval for colonoscopies.

Stigma, fear and cost prevent many patients from getting screened for lung cancer. This can prove deadly for the most vulnerable.

Many Black patients experience stark differences in how they’re treated during medical interactions compared to white patients.

Since nutrition standards were strengthened in 2010, eating at school provides many students better diet quality compared with other major U.S. food sources.