Fred Mogul

Stress isn't just a feeling, says the Health Commissioner for New York City. It's a concrete, complicated phenomenon that affects us, all the way down to our genes.

New York lawmakers are riding a wave of legislative proposals to make tampons and pads more accessible — and less taboo.

Generally, people with high incomes live longer than those with low incomes.

Weak regulations and bureaucratic inattention raise the question: What does it take to suspend a nurse's license in New York? 

As part of their discharge training, inmates learn to use Naloxone. But what about treatment for addiction, before drugs cause someone to overdose?

With high prices and several hurdles baked into the state law, the newly legal cannabis business isn't seeing droves of patients. And maybe that's just how the state wants it.

Some are postponing travel plans, but others are shrugging off news reports about the spread of the virus.

The mosquito-borne illness has passed through the metro area, with travelers from the tropics. Now, local health officials are watching to see if it gets established locally.

Despite advances in computer simulation, medical schools still widely use cadavers. And one group of students discovers there’s much to learn from the dead beyond anatomy.

Starting Jan. 1, midsize companies must offer health insurance to their workers or risk a penalty. A firm that has already faced that problem is helping low-paid employees enroll in Medicaid, instead.

The Bloomberg-era requirement doesn't pass legal muster, according to the ruling.

Despite bipartisan support, the renewal languished for months. Ahead of the vote Friday, advocates rip political brinkmanship.

On the last day to enroll for Jan. 1 coverage, the Garden State has a lot of catch-up to do.

The federal program that helps patients still suffering from the 2001 terrorist attacks has been in political play all fall, although there is momentum for a vote this week. 

The move by one of New York's largest insurers accelerates the shift away from traditional small medical practices to large, multi-specialty physician groups.

While she waits for a new set of lungs, a Nepalese-American woman labors to boost New York's anemic enrollment rate of organ donors.

Health Republic was the only Obamacare plan in New York that included the highly regarded cancer hospital. Now that the plan is closing, hundreds of cancer patients are scrambling.

Recording and mixing music are Vernon Thomas' passions, but being CEO and producer of Mantree Records isn't his day job.

He's an HIV outreach worker for a county health department outside Newark, N.J. He took what was to be a full-time job in May because the gig came with ...

Health Republic, the most popular plan on the New York State insurance exchange, is closing, leaving customers with less than two weeks to find new coverage or go uninsured.