Politics

Surgery can be hard on older adults, resulting in serious complications and death far more often than in younger patients. But many seniors aren’t adequately ...

By Deborah J. Cornwall Cancer strikes without regard to political parties. Over time, one in two men and one in three women will hear the ...

By Michelle Andrews  Kaiser Health News Should doctors be able to ask patients or patients’ parents whether they own a gun? What about health insurers, ...

By Michelle Andrews With the passage of a ballot initiative this month, Massachusetts became the latest state to allow the use of marijuana for medical purposes, joining 17 others and ...

By Jay Hancock President Barack Obama’s victory cements the Affordable Care Act, expanding coverage to millions but leaving weighty questions about how to pay for it ...