Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joshua Cohen is a Boston-based writer who covers health policy. This article is more than 3 years old. A U.S. Customs and Border ...

Erin was diagnosed with a perforated appendix, but it took a decade of pain to find out what was wrong. She revealed that the ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Help is available if you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters. In the US: Call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Globally: The ...

Jonathan M. Metzl, MD, PhD, directs the Department of Medicine, Health, and Society at Vanderbilt University and is author, most recently, of What We’ve Become: Living and Dying in a Country of Arms ...

There are many reasons why a person may lose weight. Weight loss is often related to changes in diet and lifestyle, such as making healthy food choices, engaging in physical activity, or switching ...

Editor's Note: The following post by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) comments on the projections of national health spending from 2007 through 2017, published today by Sean Keehan and his colleagues at the ...

Expansive new research says that more than a third of women globally experience lasting health problems caused by childbirth, saying the conditions are often “neglected” and “ignored.” The study, ...

When Vermont legalized sports betting, it allocated funds to address problem gambling issues. The Department of Mental Health is now expanding those services.

Nearly 23% of high school students reported drinking at least one alcoholic beverage in the past 30 days; binge drinking was ...

It’s not only the environment that’s at risk. Climate change -- marked by rising sea levels, ice loss and extreme weather -- is accelerating, according to a new report, which found that the five-year ...