Democrats — newly sensitive to perceptions of being soft on crime — this week faced criticism from Republicans who noted that ...

Regular enrollment is open through Friday. After Friday, Californians who want to enroll in Covered California will have to ...

To pay for these changes, they're in the market to cut government spending by trillions of dollars, and government-assisted ...

California’s peak stomach flu season is expected to continue to April. Hand sanitizers don't kill the illness, which spreads easily from person-to-person.

In 2000, in response to the frustration of 23 million California HMO consumers, I was appointed by then-California Gov. Gray Davis to be the nation’s first “HMO czar.” The new agency I was running was ...

Bird flu is now believed to be widespread in Massachusetts and is likely present even in places where there has not been a ...

Washington Post staff tried to separate what is happening from what is not, and to explain what may happen in the future.

While the H5N1 bird flu keep spreading, the first reported H5N9 outbreak in the United States has been identified on a duck ...

The National Institutes of Health have even done studies on how volunteering is good for your physical and emotional health.

Keystone plants and trees like the Coast Live Oak and California lilac are key players in the health of your garden.

Health Minister Mark Holland says he's looking forward to signing more pharmacare deals with provinces and territories "in ...

Spasmodic dysphonia impacts about 50,000 people in North America. Here's what to know about what causes spasmodic dysphonia ...