WASHINGTON -- A federal court Monday granted the Trump administration more time to decide how to handle a lawsuit challenging federal healthcare aid for low-income Americans who rely on Obamacare health plans.

The move may put off a showdown over the assistance, which health insurers and many experts believe is crucial to sustaining insurance ...Read more

WASHINGTON -- Older voters in two GOP districts are the targets of a new direct mail campaign highlighting higher costs for seniors under the GOP health care bill.

The liberal advocacy group Save My Care is launching a direct mail campaign this weekend aimed at 30,000 voters between the ages of 50 and 64 in Arizona's 2nd District, home to Rep. ...Read more

Much has been taught in the realm of relaxation around taking deep breaths.

But how much do we think about ending a breath well?

The exhale is the most important part, says Belisa Vranich, author of "Breathe: The Simple, Revolutionary 14-Day Program to Improve Your Mental and Physical Health."

Her book (and Breathing Class workshops for ...Read more

WASHINGTON -- House Republicans barely managed to pass their Obamacare repeal bill earlier this month, and they now face the possibility of having to vote again on their controversial health measure.

House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., hasn't yet sent the bill to the Senate because there's a chance that parts of it may need to be redone, depending...Read more

WASHINGTON -- Early rate filings by Obamacare insurers suggest consumers will face significantly higher premiums for marketplace coverage next year due to regulatory and political uncertainty surrounding the Affordable Care Act.

After significant premium hikes in 2017 corrected for underpricing by insurers the previous two years, most analysts ...Read more

CHICAGO -- As a patient, your electronic medical record contains a wealth of information about you: vital signs, notes from physicians and medications.

Doctors use that information to track your medical history and keep tabs on you in the hospital -- but what if they could also use it to predict your future health?

It's an idea inching closer ...Read more

As the GOP health care bill moves from the U.S. House of Representatives to the Senate, many consumers and lawmakers are especially worried that people with pre-existing conditions won't be able to find affordable health coverage.

There are a number of strategies under consideration, but one option touted by House Republicans borrows an idea ...Read more

WASHINGTON -- The health care world is gearing up for a lobbying offensive to persuade Republican U.S. senators to address their problems with an Obamacare replacement that was conceived in the House in a virtual vacuum.

Insurers, doctors, patient groups and most health care experts are pinning their hopes on the Senate being more receptive ...Read more

PITTSBURGH -- When a stroke occurs, a harsh deadline looms. The quicker the clot is removed from the major blood vessel in the brain, the more brain function is salvaged.

For that reason, when it comes to ischemic strokes, the medical mantra is "time is brain," with the current guidelines saying treatment should occur within six hours.

Now, ...Read more

WASHINGTON -- A brassy, attention-seeking hacker group that calls itself The Dark Overlord is stealing massive numbers of patient records from U.S. medical and dental clinics and hawking them on the black market or spilling them onto the internet.

The group's digital rampage hasn't seized the kinds of headlines that have been devoted to the ...Read more

MILWAUKEE -- Whether it's diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer or any number of other medical problems, nearly everyone either has a pre-existing medical condition or knows someone who does.

U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., has touted Wisconsin's former high-risk insurance pool to counter concerns that some of those people could be priced...Read more

Lost in all the coverage of the firing of FBI Director James Comey last week were a pair of in-depth interviews President Donald Trump gave that included lengthy comments on health care -- one with Time magazine and the other with The Economist.

He acknowledged to Time interviewers that health care was not an area of expertise in his previous ...Read more

Sweating and body odor are facts of life for most people. Heavy perspiration and body odor can happen when you exercise, when you're too warm, or when you're nervous, anxious or under stress.

Your body has two main types of sweat glands, and they produce two very different types of sweat. Both types are odorless, but the type of sweat produced ...Read more

DENVER -- Over the past four years, this city at the foot of the Rocky Mountains has transformed how it cares for its poorest residents.

As hundreds of thousands of Coloradans gained health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, Denver built an extensive new system to keep patients healthy, hiring dozens of mental health specialists and ...Read more

Measles is a childhood infection caused by a virus. Once quite common, measles can now almost always be prevented with a vaccine.

Signs and symptoms of measles include cough, runny nose, inflamed eyes, sore throat and a fever. Measles also cause a red, blotchy rash that usually appears first on the face and behind the ears, then spreads ...Read more