Millions of Americans use weed to treat chronic pain, but there's little high quality research on whether it works. New findings suggest it can be effective for low back pain, on par with opioids.

It's been a turbulent year for science research funding at the National Institutes of Health. Nearly $800 million in grants have been frozen, unfrozen, and then frozen again in courts.

With age comes wisdom. And wrinkles. And joint pain. In wellness circles, the buzz is that collagen supplements can help with all these concerns. But are these claims something you should swallow?

Safety precautions haven't caught up with enthusiasm for the sport. Researchers call for a new push for eye-ware.

Dr. Sue Goldie and New York Times reporter John Branch recount how a private, years-long conversation about her Parkinson's became a public story.

Family caregivers offer their wit, wisdom and survival tips for the hardest unpaid job in America.

North Carolina federal employees and others across the nation aren’t getting paid, leaving them to lean on their communities for basic necessities like food.

A new study shows that cognitive training can increase the levels of a key chemical messenger in the brain responsible for decision-making.

Meridah Nandudu was a single mom of two kids, unemployed and in despair. Then she had an idea: Maybe the "humble" coffee beans she'd grown up with on her parents' farm could lead her to a better life.

The audit wasn’t able to determine how late the benefits had arrived. It could have been one day or as many as 30 days.