Five people, including two California doctors, have been charged in connection with the 2023 death of the Friends actor, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
States have been culling their Medicaid rolls since pandemic coverage protections expired last year. But more than a dozen states have also expanded access for lower-income people, including children.
The virus has been confined to certain areas of the Amazon but is moving into new turf as climate change enables the insects that spread it to spread out. Here's what we know.
In Georgia, those that make it through accountability court programs — over 1,000 every year — are far less likely to re-enter incarceration and addiction.
The White House announced new Medicare drug prices for 10 medicines popular with beneficiaries. It's the first time the federal program has negotiated lower prices with the pharmaceutical industry.
Since the late 1980s, Georgia has led the way in training professional peer counselors with substance misuse and mental health challenges to help others in similar situations.
"What we're seeing is tip of the iceberg" because of weaknesses in the surveillance system, says Dr. Dimie Ogoina, chair of the WHO's emergency committee.
Starting with just 30 dyslexic students in second through fifth grades, the Roberts Academy at Mercer University hopes to more than double enrollment over the next few years. It’s the first of its kind outside of metro Atlanta.
As small and rural hospitals struggle against cyber attacks, a federally brokered deal will allow them to access free and discounted cybersecurity services. Experts say it may not be enough.
Drug overdoses on college campuses are not tracked, and rarely publicized, as colleges cite health privacy laws. But advocates are working to make overdose reversal treatment widely available on campus.
Before the baby comes along, expecting parents should have a conversation about how they will divide the household labor — and any anticipated child care needs.
The Arizona secretary of state's office says that it had certified enough signatures for the coalition supporting the ballot measure in order to put the question before voters.
Teachers, pediatricians and child development experts share loving, creative advice on how to ease children (and their parents!) into a new school year.
In 2022, total deaths by suicide and drug overdose declined slightly for the first time in five years, according to a report from Trust for America’s Health.
