Health care

The cost of generic drugs for many people could go up if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his promise to impose sweeping tariffs on products from China and other foreign countries, policy experts say.

The physician and TV personality’s views on health policy have evolved significantly over the years.

This time last year, no one thought Brandon Davis would survive. “I almost died multiple times,” he said. “They even told my family, ‘he’s not going to make it.’” In September of 2023, the 33-year-old was visiting D.C. from Pennsylvania to see if he could donate a kidney to a friend when tragedy struck. “I was walking to the...

News4’s Jessica Albert tells the story of Brandon Davis, who was shot while visiting D.C. in 2023. Doctors at George Washington Universitiy Hospital, who at first thought he wouldn’t survive, were amazed by his resilience.

President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House is poised to have big impacts on consumer health care.

Choosing health insurance during open enrollment may seem complicated, but it’s easy once you break it down into steps.

The following content is created in partnership with Kaiser Permanente. It does not reflect the work or opinions of the NBC Washington editorial staff. Click here to learn more about Kaiser Permanente. According to data from the AARP, nearly 24 percent of caregivers in the United States are currently caring for more than one person, which is a substantial shift…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has promoted claims about vaccines that contradict the overwhelming consensus of scientists.

“I know I have to do what I have to do to survive,” said Markus Forrester, a patient at the National Institutes of Health. Forrester was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder in 2013, but did not believe his complications would continue for more than a decade. His lungs collapsed seven times, and he’s still recovering from a double lung…

The Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health will renovate their existing building and create a new one with more patients beds in a new project. News4’s Aimee Cho reports. 

A well-structured, holistic caregiving plan can help you manage these demands effectively, ensuring loved one’s well-being as well as your own.

Subsidies to buy insurance from the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces are set to expire at the end of 2025. If they’re not extended, coverage could become unaffordable for many.

Whichever party wins control of the House and Senate must decide how to handle a slew of consequential policy matters.

Starting Friday, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program recipients can get health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.

Americans can start signing up Friday for health care coverage offered through the Affordable Care Act marketplace for 2025.

Lindsay Pfeffer was in the backyard with her children when her son was bitten by a rattlesnake and needed antivenom medicine. Then the bills came.

Some families with private insurance have been left behind by the major health care reforms of the last few years, putting them at risk of high medical bills after having babies.

With thoughtful planning, you’ll be able to find a balance between work and caregiving without losing sight of what’s important.

Walmart will start delivering medications in six states, but it plans to offer prescription delivery in nearly every state by the end of January.

For those who have exhausted other options and find themselves searching for an effective and medically supervised approach, medical weight loss or surgical weight loss may be the answer.