March 31, 2023 – Health experts around the country are scrambling to determine which preventive services may no longer be free to patients after Thursday’s ruling by a federal court judge…

By Margret Krakauer, as told to Keri WigintonMy introduction to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) was a day of hell. I’m 79 now, but I had cataract surgery when I was 70.…

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, March 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- People suffering from sciatica gain lasting relief from a procedure that uses a fine needle to heat nerve roots near…

Kristamarie Collman, MD, had long had heavy menstrual periods. But 4 years ago, she started to notice other things that seemed off. She felt unusual pressure in her lower abdomen.…

By Joseph Adelman, as told to Hallie LevineI’ve been married to my wife, Jill, for over 40 years. We’ve been together since my teens. She’s my everything. When we learned…

March 30, 2023 – For Hendree Jones, PhD, executive director of an addiction clinic in Chapel Hill, NC, too many of her patients wait to seek addiction treatment because they’re…

By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, March 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Drug overdose deaths -- both accidental and intentional -- have quadrupled over the past 20 years among older adults in…

March 30, 2023 -- A federal judge in Texas on Thursday struck down the preventive services mandate of the Affordable Care Act, ruling that the need to provide these services violated…

March 29, 2023 – If your little one has been begging for a furry friend, there may be another reason to give in. New research shows that exposure to indoor cats…

Mattiedna Johnson wasn't a microbiologist by trade – she was a nurse – but that didn't stop her from helping in the race to develop lifesaving antibiotics.Born in 1918 to…