This year's sign-up season is different than all the others. Here's what people need to know about the health insurance that's at the heart of the government shutdown.

The Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office has an unusual unit at its office: A team dedicated to working with defendants who have cognitive disabilities. The office helps these people access treatment.

Public health leaders and researchers are kicking off a meeting in Washington, D.C., to discuss how to counter what they see as dangerous ideas coming from the Make America Healthy Again movement.

Rates of colorectal cancer are rising, especially for people younger than 50. But it's hard to raise awareness for a cancer that a lot of us find hard to talk about.

Aluminum has been added to certain vaccines for decades to boost their effect on the immune system, and has been shown to be safe. But, the Trump administration may be considering removing it.

The dispute over extending the Affordable Care Act subsidies is at the center of the shutdown fight, and it's put America's healthcare system at centerstage. So what solutions are lawmakers proposing?

"Window shopping" has begun for some people buying health insurance through the Affordable Care Act -- and some patients could see big increases in their premiums.

Democrats want to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies, but Republicans want to reopen the government before negotiating over the subsidies.

The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.

The idea of asking kids to collect coins for needy children abroad was born of one couple's desire to add meaning to Halloweening. Some say it's now more important than ever.