Health

Life spans are growing but ‘health spans’ are shrinking

Momo Productions | Digitalvision | Getty Images First, the good news: Americans are living longer than they used to. Now,…

Pesky medical bill? Many people don’t take a key step to manage that debt, study finds

Consumers may feel their medical bills are unyielding, inflexible, set in stone. But that’s not always true: A new study…

This retirement planning gap is ‘hidden in plain sight,’ Harvard professor says

For many people, retirement planning is all about money: how to invest, how much to save, when to claim Social…

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin apologizes for his handling of cancer diagnosis and hospitalization

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin publicly apologized Thursday for not telling President Joe Biden and the public about his…

A meteoric rise in worker health costs has slowed — but they’re already ‘egregious,’ advisor says

Costs for some key health insurance components have slowed for workers in recent years. While the deceleration is a positive…

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise has a ‘very treatable’ blood cancer

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, which he called “a very…