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  By Julie Appleby New York Medicaid regulators aim to use the threat of imposing increased scrutiny of prescription drugs — such as eyeing their ...

By Phil Galewitz The Trump administration has given states three extra years to carry out plans for helping elderly and disabled people receive Medicaid services ...

By Naomi Anderson The history of medical malpractice and its relation to the law is a lengthy one, spanning back thousands of years. Doctors and ...

By Michael F Myers, MD It is well known that many people are impacted when individuals kill themselves: family members, friends, coworkers, acquaintances, neighbors, to ...

By Phil Galewitz The AARP called the health bill that House Republicans narrowly approved Thursday “deeply flawed” because it would weaken Medicare and lead to higher ...

By Michelle Andrews On an afternoon a few weeks ago, Faithe Craig noticed that her temperature spiked to just above 100 degrees. For most people, the ...

By Michael Ollove, Stateline In nearly two years as a medical resident in Meridian, Mississippi, Dr. John Thames has treated car-wreck victims, people with chest pains ...

By Alan Lyndon Whether it’s caused by a military conflict, a sexual assault or personal loss, PTSD emotionally ravages some people while others feel no ...