BOSTON — Dr. James Wang says he tries to tell his patients when extra medical procedures aren't necessary.

WASHINGTON — Nurses were training women in rural Mexico to examine their breasts for cancer when one raised her hand to object.

NEW BRITAIN — Before Medicare and Medicaid, the U.S. government embarked on a health-care initiative that, while relatively short-lived, proved pretty successful.

CHICAGO — A sperm donor passed on a potentially deadly genetic heart condition to nine of his 24 children, including one who died at age 2 from heart failure, according to

ORLANDO, Fla. — A single daily pill that combines aspirin and four blood pressure and cholesterol medicines has passed its first big test, potentially offering a cheap, si