The "Temporary Extension Act of 2010" includes provisions to extend 2009 Medicare physician payment rates through the end of the month.

This week President Obama released his proposal for health system reform.

The Senate voted 70-28 to approve a $15 billion jobs bill.

Nearly two dozen new medical schools are scheduled or plan to open soon across the U.S., the highest number in roughly 40 years.

The NIH Common Fund has announced a new initiative for Research Project Grant (R01) applications that will improve understanding of the basic mechanisms of behavior change.

In 2009 the health share of gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to have increased 1.1 percentage points to 17.3 percent - the largest single-year increase since 1960.

New federal regulations mandate that group health insurance plans provide benefits for mental health and addiction services equal to benefits for medical and surgical services.

The Senate recently passed legislation that would set the stage to avoid a scheduled 21 percent payment cut to the Medicare doctor payment rate.

U.S. children and teens who are obese are more likely to lose weight through early obesity screening programs and intensive behavioral treatment programs.

The NIH is seeking exceptional candidates for the position of director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).