Utah has the country's second-lowest participation rate in Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program, a persistent problem propelling the state's uninsured rate, shows a new report. An estimated 7 million children in ...

The vaunted protection that intellectually active adults get from Alzheimer's disease has a dark downside, a study released Wednesday has found. Once dementia symptoms become evident and Alzheimer's disease is diagnosed in such patients, their mental ...

When Lisa Schlager took part in a research study in 1999, she never expected to get some news that would change her life forever. In the course of the study, Schlager tested positive for a BRCA gene mutation, an abnormality known to ...

Even though a small portion of the recalled half-billion eggs linked to several cases of salmonella poisoning made their way from two Iowan farms to California grocer shelves, customer confidence in San Mateo County hasn't soured toward egg consumption ...

As two more human cases of mosquito-borne illness were reported in the state, Massachusetts disease trackers cautioned yesterday that this week's heavy rains and the return of hot weather could spawn a new wave of biting insects. ...