Consumer Driven Health Care

The black mold creeping into the spines of hundreds of people who got tainted shots for back pain marks uncharted medical territory.

The New York comptroller says the state is spending about $12 billion a year to deal with obesity, which is reaching "epidemic proportions" in children, affecting nearly one-third of them.

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.