As many Americans scramble to sign up to health insurance exchanges before the end of the year, deductibles are high on consumers’ lists of concerns.

As Ireland considers how to encourage younger people to join the private insurance marketplace, the nation’s two-tier public and private medical system receives national scrutiny.

Health care advocates in Turkey and around the world are concerned that new legislation is intended to promote punitive measures for medical personnel treating anti-government demonstrators.

For some of us, cold weather is not just a matter of comfort – it’s a matter of health.

Marijuana’s effects on health are under scrutiny as Uruguay makes the drug both medically and recreationally legal.

At the recent World Innovation Summit for Health in Qatar, medical experts and innovators gathered to discuss new medical challenges and advancements.

Many imbibers abstain from alcohol over January, but medical experts aren’t in agreement on whether a month-long abstinence is a healthy choice.

When government-sponsored health insurance expands in 2014, more than a quarter of new Medicaid recipients will be ex-inmates.

A recent report shows that in Southeast Asia, and India in particular, children and adults are still at risk of brain damage and disease from lead paint inside the home.

As some Americans face the cancellation of their current insurance policies, lawmakers and consumers ponder the benefits and challenges of the Affordable Care Act’s minimum coverage requirements.