The U.S. Supreme Court will rule in favor of gay marriage rights, lending the justices some cover when they rule against widespread subsidies under the Obama administration’s health-care law, according…
Often, attempts to get email recipients to click on bogus links are easily recognized because of grammar and spelling errors or ridiculous claims about vast sums of money a stranger…
Many major companies are self-insured. So paying employees with significant health issues to opt out of the company medical plan and get coverage on the insurance exchange market could be…
Setting new rules Tuesday despite opposition from food sellers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said menus and billboards from which customers order must “clearly and conspicuously” list calorie counts…
Robotic surgery, including the use of an instrument known as a laparoscopic power morcellator, made it possible for many women to undergo hysterectomies with minimal pain and scarring and make…
Despite first being evaluated as a 3-year-old, the physically and emotionally challenged, violence-obsessed young man who killed his mother and 20 children and six educators at a Connecticut school never…
A hospital chain headquartered in Colorado has announced a plan to test job applicants for tobacco. Those who test positive for “tobacco use” won’t be hired, but can re-apply after…
A judge has ordered a Brooklyn hospital to keep a 2-year-old girl on life support as he decides a dispute between her mother and father about whether her organs should…
Tired of a “whack-a-mole” approach, as it attempted to restrict the sale of new tobacco products that appeal to young people, the board of health in a Massachusetts town decided…
A group called Priests for Life says it won’t comply with a federal appeals court ruling on Friday upholding an accommodation that allows religious nonprofits to opt out from providing…
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