When Cynthia Johnson learned she would owe $200 out-of-pocket for a diagnostic mammogram in Houston, she almost put off getting the test that told her she had breast cancer. "I thought, 'I really ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is quietly undermining an influential task force that has for years played a key role ...

Medications once used to treat illness are increasingly being taken for prevention. Experts explain what’s behind the ...

Health systems and physician practices can do a better job providing preventive services to patients to help maintain their health and save lives, according to a new study. Only 8% of U.S. adults ...

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In 2025, preventive healthcare moved into focus as doctors across India reported rising lifestyle diseases and late-stage ...

Dr. Troy Mensen is a family medicine doctor based in the Chicago area. He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Northern Iowa and his doctorate at Des Moines University College of ...

Preventive chemotherapy, or adjuvant chemotherapy, is administered after your primary cancer treatment. It’s used to destroy remaining cancer cells in your body that might be undetectable. Preventive ...

Under the Affordable Care Act, most health insurance plans must cover preventive services like annual physicals and screenings at no cost to the consumer, as long as you receive care from an ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Anand Parekh is the chief medical advisor at the Bipartisan Policy Center. Imagine a world where deadly diseases are caught early, ...

Most people think of scheduling an appointment to see a doctor when they are sick, but not everyone realizes how important it is to see a primary care provider (PCP) for preventive care even when you ...