Who has the right to make decisions about a child’s medical needs–the parents, the doctors, or the courts?

Prescription drug advertisements have drawn fire for portraying healthy-looking, smiling patients while explaining benefits, and then rushing through or providing distractions when required risk information is given.

Most new college graduates say they’re ready for the “real world.”  But are they ready for the world of health insurance?

Drugmaker Pfizer is making 70 of its most popular medications–including Lipitor, Viagra, and Celebrex– available at no cost to people who have lost their jobs and do not have health insurance.

A health reporter gives five tips for getting health insurance coverage if you have a pre-existing medical condition, including using COBRA, finding assistance through your state, and becoming a “group of one.”

According to a new study, a half a glass of wine or other alcohol beverage each day boosts men’s life expectancy by five years.

Older adults who are able to read, understand, and use health and medical information are happier, new research suggests.

Adding a steroid to a current multiple sclerosis treatment shows promise in a new study, researchers say.

But experts say the shortage of other options for patients with acute MS may require a balancing of the dangers and benefits of the drug.

New research suggests that the drug Tysabri may regenerate and stabilize damage done to the myelin sheath in people with multiple sclerosis (MS).