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The Medicare-related provisions are part of Democrats’ legislative plan to strengthen the social safety net.

Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics will seek emergency authorization for their drug, which they say could have “a profound impact in controlling the pandemic.”

The Economic Policy Institute estimates that the U.S. is likely to lose 3 million jobs by summer. This could be a major problem, considering the U.S. is in the midst of a health crisis and 49% of Americans get health insurance through their employer. Here’s how to find health insurance if you’ve recently lost your job.

As many as 9.2 million workers are at risk of losing their employer-provided health insurance, according to the latest estimates from the Economic Policy Institute. To help fill that gap, several telemedicine companies are offering check-ups and other services for free.

Understanding your FSA is important. Here’s what you need to know and what unexpected items are eligible.

Medicare’s annual open enrollment period ends Dec. 7, which means you have a week left to check whether there’s a better coverage option for 2021.

The maker of Excedrin is temporarily discontinuing two of the brand’s most popular headache-relief medicines, potentially affecting millions of Americans who suffer from migraines.

A mentally ill man who viciously attacked his 69-year-old mother with a pair of metal pipes at their Mira Mesa home was sentenced Wednesday.

A shipment of nearly 6,000 Xanax pills making the transatlantic voyage from Europe to a home in Escondido was intercepted by local police with help from federal authorities.

A North County woman clings to life after being struck in the head more than 30 times with a pipe, police said.

Have you noticed an increase in allergy symptoms lately like itchy eyes, runny nose and coughing? Experts say there is a reason for that. NBC 7’s Danielle Radin went out to investigate in San Diego.

The mother of a young woman whose battle with brain cancer drew widespread attention to her desire to legally end her life with prescribed drugs in California appeared Wednesday in the state Capitol to push for aid-in-dying legislation.

“Free Your Mind,” the new album from electro-pop band Cut Copy, finds the band tapping into ’80s nostalgia.