Wellness

Wellness program administrator Healthways Inc. said Monday it acquired Ascentia Health Care Solutions of Philadelphia.

As global competition continues to rise, employers are increasingly finding the importance in a healthy and productive work force. Employees health has both a direct and indirect impact on an employers bottom line, and to battle these costs, more employers are focusing on wellness programs, according to Change Agent Work...

More people pull the night shift. Teens text past midnight and stumble to class at dawn. Travelers pack red-eye flights.

Express Scripts aims to help patients stay on their meds with a product that predicts who will stop taking prescriptions before the person actually does it.

Cases of dementia and the heavy social and financial burdens associated with them are set to soar in the coming decades as life expectancy and medical care improve in poorer countries, the World Health Organization says.

Public health groups in Rhode Island urged lawmakers Tuesday to levy a tax on sugary drinks, but the idea fell flat with beverage industry leaders who said their products shouldn't be singled out in the fight against obesity.