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A California child in remission from leukemia cannot be vaccinated because his immune system is rebuilding after chemotherapy. The family, which lives in a school district where 7 percent of the children are not vaccinated under a "personal belief exemption," is asking school officials to have all kids be vaccinated or stay home from school during the measles outbreak.
With one in 12 residents estimated to suffer from diabetes, California spends less on prevention per person than any other state, according to a state audit.
Though not as harmful as smoking regular cigarettes, ‘vaping’ is both toxic and gaining in popularity, especially among young people, California officials say.
With the growth of the hospice industry, consumers have a number of choices for end-of-life care. Here’s a primer to help be prepared.
A fourth insurer in Florida, Preferred Medical Plan, was hit with a federal civil rights complaint for discriminating against people with HIV. All have now agreed to lower drug costs.
Groups urge women to tell their own abortion stories to helps change the public view of abortion.
The research, which cost $1.3 billion so far, was supposed to follow 100,000 children from birth to age 21 to track biological and environmental effects.
While Americans debate whether we should quarantine people who might have Ebola but clearly aren't contagious, others wander among us who are infected with tuberculosis — another disease that's highly communicable in some forms.
Experts hope to see it decline as more women gain coverage through the federal health care law and become better educated about their bodies.
A Washington-based group won a $646,000 grant to sign up Miami-Dade Hispanics for Obamacare, but its lack of local ties and a slow start has hindered its success.
AIDS In 2012: Senior policy advisor in the Office of National AIDS Policy tells Joanne Silberner the president's National HIV/AIDS Strategy has improved coordination among federal agencies and that the 2010 health law will improve access to care for those living with HIV/AIDS.
Whether such programs spur long-term change is unclear, and some fear discrimination against those with chronic conditions.
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