A recent study found the typical retiree spent $4,274 per year on medical costs, not including long-term care.

President Donald Trump planned Thursday to move forward in changing U.S. health care by signing an executive order aimed at expanding low-cost insurance options, which critics say will leave some with skimpy coverage and hurt already-struggling insurance markets.

The negative effects of social media on young people’s mental health are well-documented by researchers and the press. But some academics and therapists are proposing a counterintuitive view.

Higher 2018 premiums for Medicare Part B will hit older adults who’ve been shielded from significant cost increases for several years, including large numbers of low-income individuals who struggle to make ends meet.

The Trump administration issued a rule Friday that makes it easier for more employers and organizations to drop coverage of contraceptive services from health insurance plans for religious reasons. Critics say that it is possible hundreds of employers could take advantage of the rule.

President Donald Trump is allowing more employers to opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women by claiming religious or moral objections, issuing new rules Friday that take another step in rolling back the Obama health care law.

In a quest to end cookie-cutter health care, U.S. researchers are getting ready to recruit more than 1 million people for an unprecedented study to learn how our genes, environments and lifestyles interact — and to finally customize ways to prevent and treat disease.

Labor Day is the unofficial end of summer, which means it's time to start thinking about fall flu shots.

The US Food and Drug Administration indicated Monday that it will be increasing oversight and enforcement to prevent the use of potentially dangerous and unproven stem cell treatments.

Filling a prescription is no longer the simple errand you run after a doctor visit.

A summertime mystery illness is sweeping through Southwest Florida, and it’s leaving people with symptoms that seem just like the flu.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants to lower nicotine levels in cigarettes so they aren't so addictive.

Two Southwest Florida hospital systems have been credited with having top-notch technology that helps advance patient care.

Although fast food can make for a quick and appealing pit stop, meals can be high in calories, sugars and sodium. But that doesn't mean fast food can't have its place in a child's diet.

A Southwest Florida man — a five-time felon — turned his life around with an unlikely art, and now he's giving back to hospitalized infants.

The almost tropical weather conditions hammering Southwest Florida is a time to remind and remember for the family of Zachary Reyna, a 12-year-old Labelle boy who died of a brain eating bacteria three and a half years ago.

Some people don't have the common symptoms and are misdiagnosed, which can lead to chronic Lyme disease and turn someone's life upside down.

The hospital board voted Thursday to promote Dr. Larry Antonucci from chief operating officer.

The Zika threat may be far from over in Florida and scientists are warning against another summer outbreak.

The Florida Department of Health is telling everyone to stay out of the water at North Shore Park in North Fort Myers.

Life changing events can happen in a second and leave loved ones with questions on what to do next. Every day, accidents and unexpected illnesses happen, and families are left to make big decisions about a loved one's future.

Lee County Mosquito Control is preparing for a massive surge in the mosquito population, including both species that carry the Zika virus.

Southwest Florida could see a big cut in funds to Planned Parenthood after President Donald Trump privately signed a bill Thursday to withhold federal money from organizations that provide abortion services.

Some big changes could be coming to folks living in Florida and on Medicaid. Republican lawmakers want to force Medicaid patients to get a job and make them pay for their coverage.

A new $200 million children's health facility that opened Saturday in Southwest Florida is a big deal for families.

Birth control delivery is now an option for women in Florida. The service is called Nurx, and women who want to stay out of the doctor's office say, "Sign me up!"

While it may be legal for patients to medically use marijuana in Florida, how they use it could be illegal.

For the fourth year in a row, Collier County is the second healthiest county in the state. It's a ranking the county is very proud of, but health experts say there's still work to do.

There is a new push to fight Zika, which is expected to make a comeback in South Florida as the rainy season approaches.

Hospitals in Southwest Florida are on edge as leaders in Tallahassee look to place Medicaid on the chopping block, which means rates will go up for everyone.

There's a lot of disappointment on both sides of the aisle after the GOP bill to replace the Affordable Care Act failed. People with the ACA are asking what's next?