Expanding on its commitment to facilitate the development and approval of safe and effective drugs for Americans with rare diseases, FDA is pleased to announce the newly-created position of Associate Director for Rare Diseases in the Agency’s Center for Drug…

Two decades ago, New York passed a law requiring insurers to accept all applicants, even those with preexisting conditions. Now, premiums in the state are the highest in the nation by some estimates.

Two decades ago, New York passed a law requiring insurers to accept all applicants, even those with preexisting conditions. Now, premiums in the state are the highest in the nation by some estimates.

The president will detail his ideas days before the televised congressional talks planned next week. It marks a change in tack from his approach to let congressional leaders take the lead.

GlaxoSmithKline said on Thursday that it would stop making and distributing three versions of its popular denture adhesive Poligrip until it removed zinc from the products because of concerns about health risks.

My pemphigus symptoms began in February. I awoke to find a mouthful of painful ulcers and swishing warm salt water made it worse. My primary care physician (PCP) said I had a yeast infection. Weeks later I was still…

The woman sent by government scientists visited the Queens apartment repeatedly before finding anyone home.

Betty MacGregor of Waterloo Born: Aug. 8, 1943 in Palmerston Died: Jan. 16, 2010 of complications from pemphigus

California’s largest for-profit health insurer is moving to dramatically raise rates for customers with individual policies, setting off a furor among policyholders and prompting state insurance regulators to investigate.

Children with the surgically implanted hearing aids called cochlear implants rate their quality of life as highly as children with normal hearing, according to one of the first studies that looked at children as well as their parents.