The Hospital Association of SA has welcomed government's initiative to establish a National Health Insurance system to provide health care cover for all South Africans.

Borrowing and sharing of prescription medications is a serious medical and public health concern. A survey of nearly 7,500 women of reproductive age found that this is common practice among more than one-third of this population, according to a new report

A recent study published in the journal Bone found that higher intakes of calcium, such as those recommended by the USDA, may significantly improve bone health in children.

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State Rep. Naomi Jakobsson, D-103, and Republican challenger Frank Calabrese, senior in LAS, faced off during a debate in Urbana on Thursday night that featured a variety of health care-related questions. Neither candidate made specific reference to ho