Consumer Driven Health Care

Most patients getting chemotherapy for incurable lung or colon cancers mistakenly believe that the treatment can cure them rather than just buy them some more time or ease their symptoms, a major study suggests. Researchers say doctors either are not being honest enough with patients or people are in denial...

Health care costs and the economy are the top factors affecting both employers' business decisions and their vote in the upcoming presidential election, according to a survey released today by the Principal Financial Group.

Faced with rising employee health care expenses, employers are shifting away from full health plans toward high-deductible, lower-cost coverages. Even so, their costs continue to rise, and many are seeking new solutions.

Most women can wait three to five years between checks for cervical cancer, depending on their age and test choice, say guidelines issued Monday.

President Barack Obama has been wearing a pink wristband in recognition of breast cancer awareness month and his challenger, Mitt Romney, donned a pink ribbon on his shirt during a factory stop in Ohio.

Eli Lilly and Co.'s potential once-weekly treatment for type 2 diabetes fared better than three other drugs in lowering blood sugar levels, according to initial results from some late-stage research.