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• 1 in 3 U.S. Children Lack Adequate Health Insurance
• 1 in 5 Americans Has an STD: CDC
• 1 in 5 Medicare Patients Use Medical Marijuana: Survey
• 1 in 5 U.S. Seniors Now Skip Meds Because of Cost
• 18 Million Americans Can't Pay for Needed Meds
• 3 Steps Could Nearly Eliminate COVID Infections on College Campuses: Study
• 3D Mammograms Best at Spotting Tumors, But Many Black Women Missing Out
• 4 in 10 U.S. Adults Who Need Mental Health Care Can't Get It: Survey
• 5-HTP Supplement: What Is It, and Can It Help You?
• 8/8 -- Inflation Has Many Americans Cutting Back on Health Care, Poll Finds
• A Better, Safer Way to Rid Some Kids of Seizures?
• Addictive Opioid Painkillers Might Not Be Needed After Knee Surgery
• Aduhelm: Will Medicare Cover the Controversial Alzheimer's Drug?
• Adults With ADHD May Face Higher Odds for Physical Illnesses: Study
• After Heart Attack, Cardiac Rehab Begins Road to Recovery
• Aftermath of Seizures Troubling for Those With Epilepsy
• Almost 1 in 3 U.S. Seniors Now Sees at Least 5 Doctors Per Year
• Almost 13 Million Americans Per Year Skip Meds Due to Cost
• Almost Half of Americans Worry About Surprise Medical Bills: Poll
• Alzheimer's Genes Might Also Raise Odds for Epilepsy
• American Dental Association Pushes for Dental Coverage Under Medicaid
• Americans' COVID Medical Bills Are Set to Rise
• Are Babies With Seizures Overmedicated?
• Are Pricey Air Ambulance Rides Really Saving More Lives?
• As Medicaid Access Expands, So Does Cancer Survival
• As More Legal Pot Dispensaries Open, More Young Adults Start Using
• As Pot Legalization Spreads, More Teens Are Lighting Up
• As Testing Costs Rise, Neurology Patients May Skip Screening
• Average COVID Hospital Bill for U.S. Seniors Nearly $22,000
• Biden Administration Buys More Monoclonal Antibody Treatments to Ward Off Shortage
• Biden Administration Calls for Crackdown on Misleading Medicare Ads
• Biden Administration May Stop Buying COVID Vaccines, Treatments by Fall
• Biden Plan Will Spend $1.5 Billion to Boost Health Worker Supply
• Biden Pledges to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for Americans
• Biden to Expand Access to Health Care for Immigrants Brought Illegally to U.S. as Children
• Biden to Sign Bill That Helps Veterans Exposed to Toxic Burn Pits
• Big Changes Are Coming to U.S. Health Care as Pandemic Emergencies Expire
• Black Americans, Mexican Americans Develop Diabetes Earlier in Life
• Black Cancer Survivors Often Face Added Challenges: Study
• Black, Hispanic People With Epilepsy Often Miss Out on Latest Meds
• Booze, Drug Use Common at Virtual Parties During Pandemic
• Brain Implant for Adults With Epilepsy Can Help Kids, Too
• Brain Injuries Raise Long-Term Risk of Stroke
• Breast Cancer Takes Big Financial Toll on Some Young Patients
• California's Plan to Make Low-Priced Insulin Could Be Example for Nation
• Can a Drug Help Prevent Diabetic Vision Loss?
• Can CBD Affect Your Driving?
• Cancer Care Costs U.S. $156 Billion Per Year; Drugs a Major Factor
• Cancer Costs U.S. Patients $21 Billion a Year
• Cancer Drug Might Help Curb Severe COVID-19
• Cancer Survivors Fared Better Financially After Obamacare
• Cancer Takes Heavy Toll on Women's Work and Finances: Study
• Cancer's Financial Toll on Couples Hurts Both Partners
• CBD or THC? Cannabis Product Labels Often Mislead, Study Finds
• Certain HIV Meds Have Patients Packing on Pounds
• Child's Hospital Stay Can Cost Plenty, Even With Insurance
• Choice of Brand-Name Drug Over Generics Costs Medicare Nearly $2 Billion Annually
• Colonoscopy Surprise Bills Should Be Thing of the Past, Experts Say
• Colorado Says Yes to Medical Use of 'Magic Mushrooms'
• Coming Soon: A Wearable Device to Predict Epileptic Seizures
• Common Gout Drug Is Safe in Patients With Kidney Issues
• Companion Drug Might Help Prevent Kidney Complications of Lupus
• Compared to Other Countries, Americans Pay Much More for Prescription Drugs
• Converting Hotels to Rooms for Homeless People Curbed COVID's Spread
• Cost a Barrier to Cervical Cancer Screening for Many U.S. Women
• Cost of Brand-Name Epilepsy Meds Is Soaring
• Cost of Epilepsy Meds Continues to Soar
• Costs Would Keep 1 in 7 Americans From Seeking COVID-19 Treatment
• Could Cheaper, Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Finally Be Here?
• Could High-Dose Folic Acid Raise COVID Risks?
• Could Home Test for Colon Cancer Mean a Big Medical Bill to Come?
• Couples Age 55 or Older Can Soon Contribute $10,000 a Year to Health Savings Accounts
• COVID Fears Mean More Cancers Are Being Diagnosed at Later Stages
• Crowdsourcing Raises Billions for Families Hit Hard by Medical Bills
• Cycling During Dialysis? It Might Help Patients
• Data Show Big Drop in Number of Americans in Medical Debt
• Death Rates Are Rising Across Rural America
• Diabetes Is Deadlier for Black Americans: Study
• Did CBD Oil for Seizures Push a 2-Year-Old Boy Into Puberty?
• Did Obamacare Expand Access to Insurance for Minorities? In Some U.S. States, Hardly at All
• Doctors Divided Over Use of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug
• Doctors May Be Overprescribing Opioids After Surgeries
• Drug Combo May Boost Survival for Tough-to-Treat Liver Cancers
• Drug Lynparza Could Help Fight Some Early-Stage Breast Cancers
• Drugged Driving a Growing Threat on America's Roads
• Eating Disorders Cost Billions in the U.S.
• El alucinógeno de los 'hongos mágicos' es igual de bueno que los antidepresivos, según un estudio
• Eli Lilly to Slash Insulin Prices, Cap Monthly Out-of-Pocket Costs at $35
• Emergency Transport Can Surprise Many With Big Bills
• FDA Eases Access to Cheaper Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
• FDA OKs Automatic Use of a Cheaper Generic  Insulin
• Fear of Losing Health Insurance Keeps 1 in 6 U.S. Workers in Their Jobs
• Fear of Public Spaces Is Common in People With Epilepsy
• Fewer Surprise Bills: Most U.S. Hospitals Now Transparent on Prices
• Fighting Liver Cancer Takes Big Financial Toll: Study
• Finding a Doctor Is Tough and Getting Tougher in Rural America
• For 'Near Poor' Seniors, Medicaid 'Cliff' Could Keep Health Care Out of Reach
• For the Poor, Even a Small Medical Bill Can Trigger Coverage Loss
• Forget the 'Lazy Stoner': Marijuana Users Don't Exercise Any Less
• Gun Violence Wreaks Havoc on Lives of Survivors, Their Families
• Half of Adults With ADHD Have Struggled With Alcohol, Drug Use
• Hard-to-Detect Form of Epilepsy Can Lead to Car Crashes
• Health Savings Accounts Used Least by People Who Need Them Most: Poll
• Heart Screening of Young Athletes Is Cost-Effective
• Here's How New Federal Legislation Might Cut Your Drug Costs
• Here's How the Inflation Reduction Act Will Lower the Cost of Health Care
• Here's How to Get Your Free Home COVID Test Kits
• High Co-Pays, Deductibles Keep Some Women From Mammogram Follow-Up
• High Costs Lead Millions of Americans to Shop Abroad for Rx Drugs
• High Deductibles Keep Some Women From Follow-Up After Troubling Mammogram
• Hospitalizing the Unvaccinated Has Cost U.S. Nearly $6 Billion
• House Committees to Investigate New Alzheimer's Drug Approval
• How Did New 'Surprise Medical Bill' Laws Affect Your State?
• How Insurance Plans Keep Black Patients From Cancer Care
• How Much Will That Hip Replacement Cost? Many Hospitals Still Aren't Saying
• How the COVID Pandemic Made the Opioid Epidemic Worse, Even as Telehealth Helped
• How the 'Magic Mushroom' Drug May Tweak the Brain to Ease Depression
• If Protections Expire, COVID Patients Could Soon Face Big Medical Bills
• In a First, Medicaid Extends Coverage to Prison Inmates
• In U.S., Price Tag for MS Care Tops $85 Billion
• Insights Into Genes Driving Epilepsy Could Help With Treatment
• Insurance Often Covers Ivermectin for COVID, Even Though Drug Doesn't Work
• Insured Patients Are Getting Surprise Bills After Colonoscopies
• Intentional Overdoses Rise Among U.S. Kids, Teens
• Is Medicare Overspending? Costco Prices Much Less for Generic Drugs
• Is Mind-Altering Ayahuasca Safe? No, But Folks Who Try It May Not Care
• It's Getting Tougher to Afford Health Care, Even With Employer-Sponsored Insurance
• IUDs, Contraceptive Implants Tough to Access for Women on Medicaid
• Job Losses Hit Americans Hard in Pandemic, Report Confirms
• Just 8% of Americans Lack Health Insurance, a Record Low
• Legalized Pot Tied to Rise in Young Men's Suicide Attempts
• Less Than a Third of Heavily Advertised Drugs Have 'High Therapeutic Value': Study
• Lifetime Spent With Epilepsy Ages the Brain, Study Finds
• Little Change in Number of Uninsured in  Pandemic's First Year
• LSD Is Making a Comeback Among Young Americans
• Lung Cancer Survival Continues to Improve, But Not for All
• 'Magic Mushroom' Drug Edges Toward Mainstream Therapy
• 'Magic Mushroom' Hallucinogen as Good as Antidepressants: Study
• Magic Mushroom Hallucinogen May Treat Problem Drinking
• Major Credit Agencies Will Drop Most Medical Debt From Reports
• 'Major Financial Hardship' Hits Most Patients Battling Advanced Colon Cancer
• Maker Cuts Price of Controversial New Alzheimer's Drug in Half
• Maker of Narcan Nasal Spray Plans to Sell Overdose Antidote for Less Than $50
• Many Americans Don't See Links Between Racism,  Health Outcomes: Poll
• Many Americans With Long COVID Have Trouble Accessing Care
• Many Cancer Patients Face Mounting Bills Despite Having Insurance
• Many Insured Americans Are an Injury Away From Bankruptcy: Study
• Many Marijuana Vendors Aim Advertising at Kids: Study
• Many MS Patients Struggle With Finances, Forgo Treatments
• Many Pre-Surgery Tests Are Useless, So Why Are Hospitals Still Using Them?
• Many Seniors on Medicare Falling Into Medical Debt
• Many U.S. Seniors Get Needless, Pricey Cervical Cancer Screenings
• Many Using Cannabis for Pain Take Opioids, Too
• Many Who Need Opioid OD Antidote the Most Can't Afford It
• Medicaid Expansion Saved Lives in Affected States: Study
• Medicaid Rules May Affect Americans' Cancer Survival
• Medical Bill Worries Tied to Worse Outcomes for Cancer Patients: Study
• Medical Care for COVID-19 Could Cost U.S. Hundreds of Billions: Study
• Medical Debt Can Crush Even the Insured, Study Shows
• Medical Marijuana May Help Ease Severe Epilepsy in Kids: Study
• Medical Pot May Help Many Battle Insomnia, Pain and Stress: Study
• Medicare Advantage Plans Often Deny Coverage for Eligible, Necessary Care: Report
• Medicare Could Save Millions By Taking Cue from Mark Cuban's Online Pharmacy
• Medicare May Rethink Premium Hike for Pricey Alzheimer’s Drug
• Medicare Monthly Premiums to Drop for Seniors
• Medicare Mulls Coverage for Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
• Medicare Will Save U.S. Billions Negotiating Drug Prices
• Medicare's Free Wellness Visit Can Prevent Diabetes Amputation
• Medicare's Penalties for Poor-Quality Dialysis Centers Aren't Helping: Study
• Millions Could Lose Medicaid by April as Pandemic Rules Ease
• Millions Who Joined Medicaid During Health Emergency Could Soon Lose Coverage
• Moderna Will Offer Free COVID Shots to Uninsured After Emergency Ends
• Months After New Rule, More Than Half of U.S. Hospitals Still Don't Disclose Prices Online
• More Americans Gaining Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment, But Race Matters
• More Folks Drive High When Pot Made Legal: Study
• Most Alzheimer's Patients Wouldn't Have Qualified for Controversial Drug's Trial: Study
• Most Americans With Medical Debt Owe Money to Hospitals
• Most Injured Workers Resume Jobs After Recovery, But Finances Suffer
• Moves, Evictions Often Trigger Harmful Breaks in Health Care: Study
• Moving Monoclonal Antibody Treatments for COVID From Hospital to Home
• Neighborhoods May Matter When It Comes to Epilepsy
• Nerve Drug Might Curb Spinal Cord Damage, Mouse Study Suggests
• Neurologists' Group Issues Guidance to Families on Controversial Alzheimer's Drug
• New Clues to Sudden Unexplained Deaths in Young Kids
• Newbies More Apt to Have Bad Reaction to Marijuana: Study
• Newly Approved Drug Fights Lung Cancer Tied to Certain Genes
• No Link Between Antidepressants in Pregnancy, Epilepsy in Children
• Obamacare Gave More Breast Cancer Survivors Access to Breast Reconstruction
• Obamacare Helped Extend Lives of People With Cancer
• Obamacare Helped Women in Some Southern States Get Better Breast Cancer Care
• Obamacare May Have Helped Extend Lives of Young Cancer Patients
• Obamacare May Have Helped Lower Suicide Rates
• Obamacare's Medicaid Expansion Helped Americans' Blood Pressure
• Obesity Costs the Average U.S. Adult Almost $1,900 per Year: Study
• Odds for Emergency Room Visits Rise With Pot Use
• Opioid Addiction Relapse May Be Different for Men, Women
• Opioid Overdose Survivors Face Higher Odds for Death in Following Year
• Out-of-Network Costs Raise Medical Bills for Special Needs Kids
• Out-of-Pocket Costs Delay Cancer Follow-Up Care, Even for the Insured
• Out-of-Pocket Costs for Cancer Care Keep Climbing
• Out-of-Pocket Medical Bills for COVID-19 May Average $3,800 in 2021: Study
• Over 100,000 Americans Died From Drug Overdoses in One Year: Report
• Over a Million Americans Are Rationing Insulin Due to High Cost
• Overuse of Antibiotics in Kids Adds Millions to U.S. Health Care Costs
• Pandemic Funding Saved More Americans From Medical Debt
• Pandemic Has Affected Kids' Dental Health: Poll
• Pandemic Means Financial Hardship for Many With Diabetes
• Parents of Hospitalized Kids Need More Info on Costs: Study
• Patients of Color Less Likely to Get Specialist Care Than White Patients
• Paxlovid Soon Won't Be Free for Americans
• Pet Dogs Can Alert Owners to Epileptic Seizures
• Pfizer COVID Vaccine Saved 110,000 American Lives: Study
• Pot Use by Pregnant Women Rose During Pandemic: Study
• Pot Use May Change the Teenage Brain, MRIs Show
• Pregnancy Can Be Anxious Time for Women With Epilepsy
• PrEP HIV Prevention Pills to Be Free for Insured Americans
• Pricey Alzheimer's Drug Drives Spike in Medicare B Premium: Officials
• Primary Care Visits Shorter, More Prone to Error for Non-White Patients: Study
• 'Race Gap' in U.S. Heart Health Has Changed Little in 20 Years: Report
• Radiation Rx for Prostate Cancer Can Cause Financial Pain: Study
• Reassuring News for Women Taking Epilepsy Meds While Pregnant
• Relief for America's Unemployed Could Be Crucial for Health
• Rising Number of U.S. Cardiac Arrests Tied to Opioid Abuse
• Saline IV Drip Just as Good as Pricier Options in Hospital ICUs: Study
• Sanofi Follows Lilly, Novo Nordisk in Cutting Insulin Prices
• Scientists Develop Quick Test for Marijuana Use
• Scientists Find Clue to Links Between Autism, Epilepsy
• Secondhand Smoke Is Sending Kids to the ER
• Seizure Risk Rises in Months After COVID
• Seizures Seem Tied to Faster Decline in People With Dementia
• Seniors' Dental Care Declines After Medicare Kicks In
• Severe Seizures Are Rising, Especially Among Minorities
• Shortage of Primary Care Doctors Is Costing American Lives
• Sickle Cell Gene Therapy Can Cure, But Costs Almost $3 Million. Who Will Pay?
• Sleep Disorders Cost U.S. Health Care System Nearly $95 Billion Per Year
• Smoking Costs U.S. Economy Almost $900 Billion a Year
• 'Stepped' Approach to Treating Diabetic Eye Disease May Be Best
• Struggles With COVID Left Many Americans With Medical Debt
• Sudden Death More Common Than Thought in Very Young With Epilepsy
• Support for Obamacare Grows as Biden Takes Control: Poll
• Suspicious Mammogram? Out-of-Pocket Costs Keep Some Women From Follow-Up
• Teen Pot Use Makes a Comeback After Legalization
• The High Cost of Living With Sickle Cell Disease
• Therapeutic Brain Implant Won't Alter Personality in Epilepsy Patients: Study
• There's a Push to Expand Medicare's Coverage of Dental Issues
• Think You Can Skip That Annual Physical?  Think Again
• Too Often, Victims of Sexual Assault Face High Medical Bills
• Tougher Federal Penalties to Come for Failing Nursing Homes
• Turning 65 Brings Big Health Care Cost Savings, Study Finds
• Two PrEP Meds Work Equally Well; One Is Much Cheaper
• Type of Medicare Could Influence Cancer Patients' Outcomes
• U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Jumped Nearly 30% During Pandemic
• U.S. Immigrants' Premiums, Taxes Exceed Health Care Expenditures: Study
• U.S. Leads in Health Care Spending, But Is Last for Health Outcomes Among Rich Nations
• U.S. Spends More on Cancer Than Any Other Country. Why Are Survival Rates Low?
• U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Challenge to Affordable Care Act
• U.S. Will Spend $266 Million to Bolster Public Health Programs
• U.S. Women More Likely to Skip Meds Than Men, Study Finds
• US to Allow Medicaid to Pay for Drug Treatment in Prisons
• Use of Pot, Hallucinogens Soaring Among Young Americans
• Using an Online Pharmacy to Buy Meds? It's Buyer Beware, FDA Says
• Vicious Cycle: Epilepsy Seizures Could Encourage More Seizures
• Want That Pill to Work Fast? Your Body Position Matters
• Wearable Device Spots, Reverses Opioid Overdoses
• Weight-Loss Surgery Linked to New-Onset Epilepsy
• What Difference Do Calorie Counts on Menus Make?
• What's Behind Unexplained Epilepsy in Kids? A Gene Test May Tell
• When Adults Sign Up for Medicaid, Kids Can Benefit
• When Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Kids With Asthma Breathe Easier
• When Deductibles Rise, More Diabetes Patients Skip Their Meds
• When Drug Companies Raise Prices, Patients' Out-of-Pocket Costs Rise
• Who Is Using Herbal Kratom?
• Who Will Respond Best to Ketamine for Severe Depression? New Study Takes a Look
• Why a COVID Diagnosis Could Cost You Way More Money in 2021
• Why Sleep Raises Risk for Sudden Death in People With Epilepsy
• Why So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?
• Will Pot or CBD Make You a Worse Driver?
• Workers' Share of Annual Premium for Employer Health Plans Nears $6,000
• Yes, Pot Is Stronger Now Than in Decades Past, Study Finds
• Young Epilepsy Patients May Benefit From Mental Health Screening