health care

“Hustlers” actress Keke Palmer has opened up about her struggle with Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in a social media post that showed her acne scars. NBCLX talked to NYU gynecologist Dr. Taraneh Shirazian and Mount Sinai endocrinologist Dr. Andrea Dunaif, who break down some of the causes of the hormonal disorder and some ways to treat it.

A little more than 10 years after the law known as Obamacare was passed, the landmark health care legislation has survived numerous attacks under the Trump administration and appears to be deeply embedded in the nation’s health care system. The effect it has had during this difficult year — whether in politics, policy or at the kitchen table — is…

A commercial drone company has launched a program to deliver medicine in rural areas of North Carolina. The co-founder and CEO of Volansi, Hannan Parvizian, explains how their take-off and landing technology allowed the company to create the first drone delivery program for temperature-controlled medicines from manufacturers straight to health care facilities.

The fate of the Affordable Care Act and the health and economic security it provides to millions of people across the country lies in the Supreme Court’s hands. NBCLX welcomed Vanderbilt University’s Jonathan Metzel to explain why a decision that overturns the law would be a disaster for health care in this country.

President-elect Joe Biden is promising that “we’re going to get right to work” and is downplaying concerns that President Donald Trump’s refusal to acknowledge his victory could undermine national security

The Supreme Court seems likely to leave in place the bulk of the Affordable Care Act, including key protections for pre-existing health conditions and subsidized insurance premiums that affect tens of millions of Americans

With a now solid 6-3 conservative majority, the court will decide the future of President Barack Obama’s signature legislation, a law Republicans have long opposed but one that 20 million Americans now depend on for their health insurance.

Health care open enrollment is kicking off amid a global pandemic, soaring unemployment and uncertainty around the future of the Affordable Care Act. Health care strategist Jason Resendez of Consumers for Quality Care explains what to keep in mind when you’re selecting a new plan.

The company SoapBox has donated just under 20 million bars of soap to people in need in the U.S. and around the world through its program of donating a bar of soap for every product it sells. CEO David Simnick joined LX News to explain that the company is not only improving health care and hygiene, but that by finding...

Starting Sunday, millions of Americans who have lost health insurance in an economy shaken by the coronavirus can sign up for taxpayer-subsidized coverage

The Trump administration is trying to pull back the veil on health care costs to encourage competition, finalizing a requirement for insurers to tell consumers up front the actual prices for common tests and procedures

The Trump administration is trying to pull back the veil on health care costs to encourage competition, finalizing a requirement for insurers to tell consumers up front the actual prices for common tests and procedures

Federal agencies say cybercriminals are unleashing a major ransomware assault against the U.S. healthcare system.

NBC 7’s Omari Fleming spoke to an expert about how the attack works, and how patients can avoid becoming victims.

When 20 members of the Fortuna family were infected with COVID-19 and her uncle fell into a coma, Lizbeth Peña Bonseñor says she felt like “the ground crumbled.” But their problems didn’t end there. The Philadelphia family is one of the millions of Latino families without health insurance. NBC Philadelphia spoke to the Fortunas about how their struggle is...

One in eight women will have breast cancer at some point in their lifetime. For National Mammography Day, we were joined by Dr. Erika Hamilton of the Sarah Cannon Research Institute to discuss the importance of early breast cancer detection.

Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris covered a number of topics on the vice presidential debate stage. We took a closer look at both candidates’ positions on three of them: preexisting conditions, abortion and fracking.

Ahead of tonight’s high-stake vice presidential debate, we looked into where Vice President Mike Pence and Democratic vice-presidential candidate Kamala Harris stand on some key issues: health care, immigration and consumer protection.

A new three-story Sharp Rees-Stealy Santee Medical Center is set to replace three other East County clinics, combining several urgent care resources into one building, when it opens on Oct. 4. The Sharp Rees-Stealy Santee Medical Center on the corner of Cuyamaca Street and Buena Vista Avenue will take the place of Sharp Rees-Stealy El Cajon, La Mesa West, Mount…

About 2.5 million more working-age Americans were uninsured last year, even before the coronavirus pandemic struck