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About 12 million Americans are known as “dual eligibles” because they need both Medicare and Medicaid. A bipartisan bill offers hope to cut through the tangle of red tape that often ensnares them.

In several California counties, new mental health courts open up in October. Officials hope to persuade people with psychosis to accept treatment. Critics say, it looks more like coercion.

New evidence shows that people who maintain a range of healthy habits, from good sleep to physical activity to strong social connections, are significantly less likely to experience depression.

Like much of rural America, LaFayette, Alabama, has no hospital or urgent care clinic. As the town’s two primary care doctors approach retirement, some experiments are bubbling up to care for people.

In recent research AI has done a credible job at diagnosing health complaints. But should consumers trust unregulated bots with their health care? Doctors see trouble brewing.

Patients and doctors in Tennessee, Idaho and Oklahoma are taking legal action against state abortion bans. Women told dramatic stories of dangerous pregnancies and delayed care.

Updated versions of the mRNA vaccines roll out this week. Experts say they offer good protection against current COVID variants. Who should get them, and when’s the best time to roll up your sleeve?

Saddled with debt from health care, many Americans are forced into painful tradeoffs. And some are losing their homes.

People with diet-related diseases show health improvements when they’re given “prescription” produce. A new study shows reductions in blood sugar and blood pressure, key measures of heart health.

Ahead of Labor Day weekend, here’s an update on COVID in the U.S. — plus a look ahead to likely FDA approval of new COVID boosters and what could be a busy fall of vaccination for flu, RSV and COVID.