China's government is imposing a value-added tax (VAT) on contraception as part of a policy to reverse the country's declining birth rates, according to reports. Under the plan, citizens would pay a ...

Experts say we’re in a golden age for treating chronic kidney disease, with new drugs like Ozempic yielding major results. Will dialysis and organ transplants become a thing of the past? A healthy ...

The infamous little blue pill that keeps men up and at ’em may improve a different kind of hardness — hardness of hearing, that is. A new study reports that Viagra has the potential to reverse a ...

Onity Group — the parent company of PHH Mortgage Corp. and its reverse mortgage arm, Liberty Reverse Mortgage — announced on Tuesday that the company has entered into a “strategic relationship” with ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. What Happened: More than two dozen Democrats in the House are ...

Scientists may have found a way to address age-related vision changes. A new mouse study IDs a treatment to help. The treatment needs to be tested on humans, but eye doctors find the study promising.

WASHINGTON — The Department of Army today announced the launch of the Janus Program, a next-generation nuclear power program that will deliver resilient, secure, and assured energy to support national ...

For many older homeowners, their home is their largest asset — and in many cases, it's also their most reliable source of financial stability in retirement. Housing prices have increased dramatically ...

Nearly a third of Americans – 30% – say people may have to resort to violence in order to get the country back on track, according to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. It’s a sharp rise from 18 ...

Authorization for the largest residential flood insurance program in the U.S. is set to expire Tuesday, leaving homeowners unable to access new coverage and potentially wreaking havoc on home sales in ...

Here’s how a Starbucks SBUX-0.29%decrease; red down pointing triangle visit is supposed to go today: You walk in the door and the barista looks you in the eye, smiles and says, “Welcome to Starbucks.” ...