The federal agency that provides health care to Native Americans will no longer treat tooth decay with dental fillings ...

Mother-daughter relationships can be the strongest bonds. These titles—from memoirs, literary fiction, thrillers, and even a bit of science fiction—hold true to the sentiment that moms and maternal ...

Framed as a cleanup measure, the sweeping bill stitches together targeted fixes to everyday health care breakdowns.

Parents simply can’t afford to bring their babies because of the high cost of child care. The Kayas can’t afford to run an infant room with the staff-to-baby ratio that is required. And the government ...

As the search for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, approaches its third week, ...

He will have you for dinner: what is it about an unapologetic cannibal that so captured readers and audiences? NPR's Scott Simon talks with Brian Raftery about his new book, "Hannibal Lecter: A Life." ...

New Hampshire's Senate Bill 498 aims to close the coverage gap for mental health services by requiring private insurers to cover the state's FAST Forward program, which provides coordinated, ...

A single image became evidence, leverage, and ultimately, helped lead to a release order, writes Alessandra Schade.

For some Vermont families, treating the immune system can be life-changing to help a psychological condition possibly triggered by strep. For others, the cost is too high a barrier.

In Montgomery, Governor Ivey signs a law enabling the death penalty for child sex offenders, while the Senate dismantles nondisclosure agreements on abuse, reshaping legal protections here.

Ingrid and her two young children, one of them a U.S. citizen, had gone for a routine check-in, only to spend the holidays ...

A New Jersey man has been convicted on all counts in the deaths of four relatives. The verdict was handed down Friday by a Monmouth County jury. Prosecutors said Paul Caneiro hatched the murder ...