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Medicare Enrollment Guide: 2024 Edition

Jump to:Medicare — the federally funded health care program — has been in place since 1965. Since then, an expanding array of Medicare Advantage plans have become available. Last...

Clampdown on unproven fertility treatment add-ons

"For defined patient groups, there are particular treatment add-ons that may be potentially beneficial - but we know that for the vast majority of patients, more rounds of proven...

More women are diagnosed with lung cancer than men and experts don’t know why

A recent study left scientists baffled as they endeavour to answer why more young and middle-aged women are contracting lung cancer than men — responsible for killing females more...

Top plastic surgeries: These were the most in-demand procedures in 2022

Demand for plastic surgery is on the rise, with several procedures emerging as the most popular.The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), the Illinois-based plastic surgery organization that represents...

Kaiser Permanente health workers threaten more strikes if demands not met

Striking Kaiser Permanente workers hold signs as they march in front of the Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Medical Center on October 06, 2023 in Vallejo, California.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesKaiser...

75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers set to go on strike across the U.S.

Barring a last-minute deal, more than 75,000 workers with health care giant Kaiser Permanente are set to strike at hundreds of hospitals and medical centers across the country. The...

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How UnitedHealthcare became the face of America's health insurance frustrations

Flags fly at half staff outside the United Healthcare corporate headquarters in Minnetonka, Minnesota, Dec. 4, 2024.Stephen Maturen | Getty Images News | Getty...

Texas lawmakers advance bill to clarify medical exceptions under restrictive abortion law

Texas lawmakers advanced a bill Wednesday to clarify medical exceptions under one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the U.S., putting...

Antibiotics In Infancy Linked To Early Puberty In Girls, New Study Finds

Seoul: Girls given antibiotics during their first year of life, especially in the first three months, are more likely to enter puberty at an...

What to Know About the Hepatitis A Outbreak in L.A. County

Public health officials in Los Angeles County have declared an outbreak of hepatitis A, a highly contagious liver infection driven by a virus that...