Why the census matters and what it will mean for public health in the United States.

As baby boomers age, demand for home health care increases. Studies identify trends in availability and reasons for the industry's rapid churn.

Do looser advertising standards produce well-informed consumers, or drive needless demand? We examine the research.

Loss of obstetric services at hospitals in rural counties puts mothers at a higher risk of preterm birth and birth outside of a hospital.

If all general practitioners prescribed liked those from the best medical schools, 56.5 percent fewer opioid prescriptions would have been written between 2006 and 2014.