The enthusiasm of the Obama campaign has not carried over to efforts to overhaul the health care system.

The British love to mock their National Health Service, but they have been incensed by its being used as a punching bag in the fight over President Obama’s proposed reforms.

The president makes the case for an overhaul of health care at a town hall event in Montana.

Men who endorsed old-school notions of masculinity were far less likely to seek preventive health services than other men.

An intolerance to gluten requires a special wheat-free diet that can be costly. But some patients are finding less expensive ways to stay healthy.

Rumors that President Obama’s health care plans would create “death panels” began with some of the same pundits and media outlets that were central in defeating President Bill Clinton’s health care proposals 16 years ago.

Clues, from two people, offer direction for research into sleep patterns.

Some lawmakers question whether Congress should delegate power to a new group that is not politically accountable.

The new drug, the company’s best hope for future growth, won a partial endorsement from a federal advisory committee despite concerns about the product’s safety.

Private companies negotiate prices of medical goods, and Medicare reimburses hospitals. But lawmakers fear that the process may inflate health costs.