healthcare

When the FBI raided the offices of at-home microbiome testing startup uBiome, it likely took with it data about a Motherboard reporter's health.

Bans in states like Georgia and Ohio are unlikely to be enforced, but people are already confused about whether they can access abortion care there.

My father has run emergency rooms for years, but I didn't fully understand his job until we played a game together.

Twitter joins Pinterest, Facebook, and YouTube in trying to filter out vaccine misinformation online. But will it be enough?

People are being denied tubal ligations because they're too young, childless, only have one child, aren't married—or for any other reason their doctor chooses.

In the UK, hysteroscopies—a procedure by which doctors examine the inside of the uterus—are routinely performed without any form of pain relief. But for some women, the experience can be unbearably painful.

Seeing a doctor is Sisyphean task for those without citizenship in the US.

When other resources fail them, Trans United Clinic helps trans people in Amsterdam get the health care they need.

A comprehensive, easy-to-follow FAQ about getting medical care, whether you have good insurance, bad insurance, or no insurance at all.

Here's who qualifies for a service dog, how to apply for one, and what tasks they can be trained to do.

Tara is feeling frisky after finishing her first week of birth control.

After her surgery, Rebecca is still pretty out of it.