Health

Declaring that President Trump’s rationale for his antiabortion “conscience” rule had no basis in fact, a judge throws it out.

Doctors are reporting success in a penis transplant for a veteran injured by an IED. The man received a new penis, scrotum and lower abdominal wall.

Millennials’ chronic health problems could restrain the lifetime economic potential of a generation, a Blue Cross Blue Shield Assn. report finds.

A federal judge in New York has struck down a rule letting healthcare clinicians object to providing abortions and other services on moral or religious grounds.

The first attempt in the U.S. to use CRISPR against cancer seems safe in three patients who have had it so far, but it’s too soon to know whether it will help.

It’s hard to believe it has been 25 years since Jennifer Aniston became a household name on NBC’s “Friends.”

Doctors cannot simply raise prices when their costs go up. Making them take only Medicare rates would put them out of business.

State Sen. Richard Pan, who is an author of SB 277, said that though the law has not been bulletproof, the study understates its success at boosting vaccination rates.

Concerns about religious restrictions on care helped to block a big hospital merger in California.

Want better sleep? You know the drill: Avoid caffeine at least six hours before going to bed, detach from computer, TV and phone screens, and lay off alcohol, which, instead of knocking you out, can act as a stimulant a make sleep less restful.

It’s an article of faith for many parents who refuse to vaccinate their children: When healthy kids get and recover from an infection naturally, their immune systems come out stronger.

Science says there’s no cure for a hangover. I tried five over-the-counter hangover remedies anyway. And the patches actually worked.