February was heart months, and this is another column in a series about the major risk factors for heart attacks. According ...

Neural foraminal stenosis causes nerve irritation and compression when the space a spinal nerve travels through narrows.

Evidence is reassuring. It suggests we have good reasons for getting patients up and moving after surgery, or reading to ...

We all leave an impression on others, says columnist Ben Hofmeister, who considers how he influences others' perceptions of disabled people.

To the Editor: Nicholas Kristof’s column starts with a faulty and harmful premise, yet acknowledges what’s still urgently needed — accessible, evidence-based drug treatment on demand.

The 60-year-old Medicaid system, signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1965, ensures that individuals have access ...