Consumer Driven Health Care

Americans should pay taxes on sugary sodas and snacks as a way to cut down on sweets, though they no longer need to worry about cholesterol, according to scientists helping to revamp dietary guidelines as obesity levels surge.

23andMe Inc., the genetic-testing company backed by Google Inc., gained U.S. regulatory permission to sell consumers its first screening kit to detect whether they carry the risk of a rare genetic disorder.

Alaska topped Gallups list this year for the first time since the poll was launched by Gallup and its partner, Healthways, in 2008.

After five years of historically slow growth, new data show U.S. health care spending accelerated significantly in 2014.

The cost to society of medication non-adherence is certain to raise eyebrows: between $100 billion and $289 billion every year, according to Healthentic.

The past few days have been a roller coaster.