Deidre McPhillips

(CNN) — After sharp criticism from anesthesiologists, an insurance company is halting its plan to limit the amount time it would cover anesthesia used in surgeries and procedures.

Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance representing Connecticut, New York and Missouri had previously said that, starting in February, it would deny any claims for anesthesia services that exceeded specific time limits set for surgeries and procedures

(CNN) — The United States is expected to make only minor gains in life expectancy over the next few decades, and this minimal improvement highlights an “alarming trajectory of health challenges” facing the country, researchers say.

(CNN) — The United States is expected to make only minor gains in life expectancy over the next few decades, and this minimal improvement highlights

Most women in the United States haven’t received birth control prescriptions or other family planning services in recent years, a new report suggests, even as abortion restrictions have grown.

(CNN) — Most women in the United States haven't received birth control prescriptions or other family planning services in recent years, a new report suggests, even as abortion restrictions have grown.

Risks from the Covid-19 pandemic and increasingly intense wildfire seasons sparked interest in air purifiers as a tool to keep indoor air healthy. But experts say they can be just as important to help manage indoor air pollution when there isn’t an acute air crisis.

(CNN) — Risks from the Covid-19 pandemic and increasingly intense wildfire seasons have sparked interest in air purifiers as a tool to keep indoor air healthy.

Life expectancy in the United States is rising nearly as quickly as it fell at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic as deaths from Covid-19 and drug overdoses drop.

The US Food and Drug Administration has finalized new standards that foods must meet before they can be labeled as “healthy.”