How do you convince millions of average Americans that one of the most complex and controversial programs devised by government may actually be a good deal for them?

A huge international effort involving more than 100 institutions and genetic tests on 200,000 people has uncovered dozens of signposts in DNA that can help reveal further a person’s risk for breast, ovarian or prostate cancer, scientists reported Wednesday.

A new study finds that insurance companies will have to pay out an average of 32 percent more for medical claims on individual health policies under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul.

Surveys show most Americans would rather die at home than in a hospital. Now, a new government study suggests more and more people getting their wish.

The harsh spending cuts introduced by European governments to tackle their crippling debt problems have not only pitched the region into recession – they are also being partly blamed for outbreaks of diseases not normally seen in Europe and a spike in suicides, according to new research.

The neighborhood looks exceedingly normal: single-family homes and apartment buildings packed together, dogs barking from postage-stamp-size lawns, parents hustling down narrow sidewalks to fetch their children from school. But something with very dangerous potential lies below the surface, officials say.

The nation’s most influential pediatrician’s group says gays should be allowed to marry to help ensure the health and well-being of their children.

More than three-quarters of British doctors prescribe a treatment they know probably won’t work at least once a week, like low-dose drugs, vitamins, nutritional supplements or an unnecessary exam, according to a new survey.

Nearly every woman takes a medication at some point during pregnancy. Yet there’s disturbingly little easy-to-understand information about which drugs pose a risk to her baby, and what to do about it.

Despite Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s bullishness, political realities and legal questions make for an uncertain future for one of the premier pieces of his legacy: a now-blocked ban on supersized sugary drinks.