Institute of Medicine

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  U.S. life expectancy continues to lag other developed nations

  By KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press  |  February 7, 2013

  Obesity is just one factor that contributes to our shorter lifespans, according to a recent report.

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  Birth control benefits: The feds try again

  By Allison Bell  |  February 1, 2013

  Regulators would still not let for-profit employers opt out of the mandate.

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  Real socialism

  By Stephen D. Forman  |  January 25, 2013

  The honeymoon is over. Now it's time to reflect on that honeymoon.

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  In Passing: Joseph E. Murray (1919-2012)

  By Bill Coffin  |  December 3, 2012

  Discovery is a painful process, born from often failed and costly experimentation, the doubt of others, and villainization by those who do not share in the vision being sought.

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  In Passing: Joseph E. Murray (1919-2012)

  By Bill Coffin  |  November 27, 2012

  Joseph E. Murray transformed medical science by pioneering the first organ transplants and saving hundreds and thousands of lives even though he was initially decried as a monster for even thinking of it.

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  U.S. Health Care System Wastes $750B a Year

  By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar  |  September 6, 2012

  The U.S. health care system squanders roughly 30 cents of every medical dollar through unneeded care, byzantine paperwork, fraud and other waste, a new report states.

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  PPACA: Women's Preventive Services Rules Take Effect

  By Allison Bell  |  July 31, 2012

  The HHS-mandated package includes HIV screening, gestational diabetes screening and breastfeeding support.

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  Catholic Dioceses, Colleges Sue Over Obama Mandate

  By Rachel Zoll, AP Religion Writer  |  May 21, 2012

  Notre Dame and the Catholic University of America are two of the best-known institutions on the list of plaintiffs.

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  $100 or $1,000? Birth Control Prices Vary Widely

  By Lauren Neergaard, Associated Press  |  March 9, 2012

  Only 5% of women use the most effective contraceptives -- implantable intrauterine devices.

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  Exchange Builders Confront the Terror

  By Allison Bell  |  February 24, 2012

  One focus group participant almost ran away when he learned that discussion would focus on buying health insurance.