Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is quietly undermining an influential task force that has for years played a key role ...

Dr. Troy Mensen is a family medicine doctor based in the Chicago area. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Northern Iowa and his doctorate at Des Moines University College of ...

Under the Affordable Care Act, most health insurance plans must cover preventive services like annual physicals and screenings at no cost to the consumer, as long as you receive care from an ...

National Self-Check Month is an annual observance that reminds people to monitor their health through regular visual and ...

The field of public health economics has become increasingly vital in guiding resource allocation toward interventions that ...

Preventive screenings check for signs of various medical conditions, such as cancer or heart problems. They are available for many conditions and people of all ages. Preventive screenings are an ...

A large study into the effectiveness of migraine medications has found that some well-established, cheaper medications are just as effective at preventing migraines as the first-line treatment or ...

Preventive chemotherapy, or adjuvant chemotherapy, is administered after your primary cancer treatment. It’s used to destroy remaining cancer cells in your body that might be undetectable. Preventive ...

Patients have an incomplete understanding of what constitutes no-cost preventive care services. Ease of obtaining information from insurance companies can significantly affect whether patients are ...

In the United States, most health insurance plans cover preventive health screenings and services at no cost. However, the services may only be free if a healthcare professional under the plan’s ...