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With invalid driver's licenses and birth certificates, transgender people are at risk for more than just steep fines and imprisonment.

Officials and policymakers say direct-to-consumer drug advertising encourages patients to seek treatments they don't need and raises heath care costs, but the true picture is more nuanced.

A few simple strategies can help older adults convey their needs to their health care provider.

The opioid reversal drug is distributed directly to new moms at many of Colorado's birthing hospitals.

As nurses in Pittsburgh and nationwide spotlight staffing shortages, better pay and workplace safety, labor negotiations have intensified. Here's what's at stake.

Obscene language tics, called coprolalia, don't reveal what people with Tourette's think and feel. In fact, tics often compel people to say or do precisely what they most wish to avoid.

Scaling back Florida's AIDS Drug Assistance Program could mean a resurgence of HIV/AIDS and increased health care costs throughout the state.

While genes do influence some food preferences, positive experiences can help make new tastes easier to swallow.

Heavy metals, phthalates and other potentially harmful chemicals have been detected in a range of menstrual products - the latest category of concern in the personal care aisle.

Only 50% of Colorado homes have been tested for radon.