Misinformation and misconceptions about health are more common than ever. Here, we unpack some persistent myths.

Health misinformation can ruin lives and damage health services. Our health team fact checks claims about health including funding and delivery, and dangerous medical claims, and makes recommendations ...

Person for person, health care in the U.S. costs about twice as much as it does in the rest of the developed world. In fact, if our $3 trillion health care sector were its own country, it would be ...

Below, we explore a variety of Medicare facts and statistics that reveal the choices older adults are making to cover the costs of their health care. 54.1 million (80.4%) of Medicare beneficiaries ...

Nearly six-in-ten Americans (58%) say the U.S. benefits from its membership in the World Health Organization. Most Biden supporters favor a bigger government with a strong social safety net. Trump ...

Health care workers recall how they were learning new information every day. RFK Jr. has claimed measles can be treated with vitamin A and that severe infection is linked to poor diet. But many ...

Payouts to shareholders of large publicly traded health companies more than tripled over the past two decades, new research shows ...