A ban on travel from West Africa might seem like a simple and smart response to the frightening Ebola outbreak there. It's become a central demand of Republicans on Capitol Hill and some Democrats, and is popular with the public. But health experts are nearly unanimous in saying it's a bad idea that could backfire.

Is Ebola the world's worst infectious disease threat since AIDS? Comparisons between the two deadly diseases surfaced in the last few months as the Ebola outbreak escalated.

A team of scientists has made new calculations about how the Ebola epidemic will develop, its scale, and perhaps how to stop it from spreading.

A second hospital in the United States has admitted a patient with Ebola symptoms, said the Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C. on Friday. This follows the Tuesday announcement of the first Ebola case diagnosed in the U.S., in Dallas, Texas.

LOS ANGELES—Warranties have been around for decades for many goods, but in the healthcare field, the idea is relatively new.

A recent court challenge before the British Columbia Supreme Court had threatened to change the rules of the game for the Canadian health care system, should the challenge make its way to the Supreme Court of Canada and be successful. Dr. Brian Day of The Cambie Surgeries Corporation is contesting the ban against “extra billing” for privately provided health services, and for the right of doctors to work simultaneously in both the public and private health spheres.

Across the city, healthy elderly are getting perks like free meals, cash handouts, and coupons to attend adult day care centers meant for people with serious physical or mental disabilities.

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We all fabricate the truth or stretch facts. Okay, so most of us lie. A lot.

Jeanine Thomas has a unique perspective. She nearly died from a bacterial infection and now she advocates for patients as part of a WHO ebola panel.

Politicians wanted upfront cash from a legal victory over Big Tobacco, and bankers happily obliged. The price? A handful of states promised to repay $64 billion on just $3 billion advanced.

Many Medicare doctors bill for services very differently than their peers. Medicare spent $6.7 billion too much for office visits and other patient evaluations in 2010, according to a new report from the inspector general of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Some 27 years ago, I spent two weeks in Yugoslavia, the supposed workers’ paradise cobbled together by the strong arm of Marshal Tito. And, if my memory serves, the country was an overflowing candy store — a middle schooler’s sweet-toothed delight. Socialism as a candy store? Sure. But you have to consider the question and its answer in context.

The top reason uninsured people didn’t enroll in coverage under Obamacare this year is they still don’t feel like they can afford health insurance, according to a new survey.

President Barack Obama sounded annoyed as he challenged his opponents to “stop fighting old political battles that leave us gridlocked,” and work together to make the Affordable Care Act “even better.”

Common ground is emerging on policies to slow health care spending growth.

Now is when Americans start figuring out that President Barack Obama’s health care law goes beyond political talk, and really does affect them and people they know.

NEW YORK—Growth in New York’s garment industry could be limited by the federal government’s insurance overhaul.

The city’s primary health care provider EmblemHealth has opted to forgo a rate increase for the first time in 15 years. It could save the city $300 million in healthcare costs.

NEW YORK— If elected mayor, Christine Quinn would like to do away with prescription drug co-pays for chronic diseases for municipal workers, in a pilot program she hopes will expand if successful.

Quietly, the Philippines has surpassed India as the number one call center in the world. More than an inexpensive labor pool has drawn many Fortune 1,000 companies, including Citibank, JP Morgan Chase, HP, Oracle, and Cisco, here.

A lack of education concerning women's health has become such a concern that a collective of women’s health professionals have commenced a campaign to educate and update members of Congress on the latest scientific findings about women’s reproductive health.

Jim Lehrer, host of “PBS NewsHour” and moderator for the first presidential debate, has announced the first debate topics.

Out of pocket charges for health care during the last five years of life costs 25 percent of Medicare recipients all that they have, including their homes, according to a new study from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

In a bet that the market of government-sponsored healthcare will expand, health plan insurance giant Aetna Inc. agreed to buy rival Coventry Health Care Inc. for $5.6 billion.

Texas will opt out of several key components of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, part of which was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court last month.

The Supreme Court handed down a 5–4 decision on June 28 that found President Barack Obama’s health reform law constitutional.