Health News

New Hampshire

The American Red Cross certifies thousands of people in New Hampshire in performing CPR every year.

A look at immigration's impact on the state's healthcare and the challenges that immigrant's face in navigating the system.

Investigative Journalist Kelly Hearn explains the recent rise in unregulated drug trials south of the border.

Editor for Scientific American Michael Moyer explains how genetically-modified mosquitoes could stop the spread of Dengue Fever; unless uncomfortable corporate practices don...

National

Medicare now covers screening for depression without any cost sharing when patients visit their primary care doctor. That's a big deal, because the condition often goes undiagnosed in the elderly.

Express Scripts and Medco Health Solutions provide prescription drug benefit services to more than 1 in 3 Americans. The FTC says their union won't stifle competition in the industry, but community pharmacy groups are furious.

Americans do pretty well at eating enough vitamins and minerals, according to the latest figures from the CDC. But some groups aren't getting enough of nutrients like vitamin D, iron and iodine.

President Obama spoke out for the first time on Monday about last week's Supreme Court arguments on the fate of his signature health care law. The president says he's confident the law will be upheld.

Foul-smelling urine in a very young child who is fussy or feverish could point to a urinary tract infection, a study by Canadian doctors finds. This might help doctors decide whether to collect a urine sample, when doing so might require an invasive procedure.

With all the attention focused on the Supreme Court hearings on the fate of the Affordable Care Act, it might seem that the future of all reforms to the health care system is in the balance. But some in the insurance industry say many changes are already in motion.

Like many parents, Judy Avrin didn't fully understand the gravity of bulimia, until she lost her daughter Melissa. To help shed light on the disorder, Avrin helped make a documentary inspired by her daughter's journal entries. Avrin speaks with guest host Jacki Lyden about the film ...