A health insurance company is changing its policy, ending coverage on a cancer-spreading hysterectomy procedure.

Many are worried that America will soon face a shortage of doctors, but a recent report from the Institute of Medicine suggests this is not true.

The NCAA agreed to a settlement for a head injury lawsuit with a $70 million fund, but players who have suffered a concussion will not be individually compensated.

A recent bill introduced into the House of Representatives calls for the removal of certain compounds found in cannabis from the "List of Controled Substances," to allow their potential to be used as a legal epilepsy medication.

An Illinois doctor approved a 79-year-old patient for medical marijuana use before the cannabis eligibility form was made available by the state's Department of Public Health.

Florida’s Department of Health has issued warnings of a naturally occurring yet potentially deadly bacteria that thrives in warm seawater.

Bipartisan negotiators say they have agreed on a plan to fix the veterans’ health program, but will the House and Senate pass it before Friday, when Congress adjourns for a five-week recess?

The IRS says that those who haven't signed up for insurance by the end of this year may face steep penalties.

Women who have higher education levels than their husbands have a lower rate of divorce than educated women from years ago.

A new analysis of medical claims data shows how much prices vary for four every-day medical services --- preventive primary care visit, lipid panel, head/brain CT scan, and lower back MRI.

Food policy experts say the federal government should provide vouchers to poor families for fresh fruits and vegetable at farmers' markets, as a quarter of such U.S. community retailers now accept food stamps.

Lululemon has patented 31 designs of its athletic apparel and gear and is suing any brand that dares copy its style.