Ben S. Bernanke told Congress that health spending would ?rise relentlessly? unless lawmakers overhauled the health care system.

The new cases raise the number of states affected to 28 and the number of people sickened to 277, which is 49 more than last week?s reported number.

Tim Russert?s sudden death last week at 58 from a heart attack was a sad reminder that heart disease can be silent.

Researchers have come up with a novel explanation of why the appendix exists.

The American Red Cross and Johnson & Johnson announced that they had settled a longstanding dispute over use of the Red Cross trademark.

The drug maker said that a product for treating Alzheimer?s improved cognitive functioning in patients who did not carry a genetic variation called ApoE4.

A look at an opera singer?s effort to lose weight.

I have been hearing physician colleagues voice a level of dissatisfaction with medical practice that is alarming.