Population Health

Baptist Health South Florida is among numerous health systems in southern states that are at the epicenter of growing concern over the spread of the Zika virus.

Despite research that shows staying in bed can be harmful to seniors, many hospitals still don't put a high priority on making them walk.

One in five Americans is estimated to have a mental health condition at any given time. But getting treatment remains difficult -- and it's worse for children, especially those who identify as black or Hispanic.

Rural healthcare is receiving a $16 million boost for telehealth and quality improvement activities from the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources & Services Administration, it was announced Thursday.

Scientists at the University of Southern California discovered a key weapon used by the Zika virus to ravage the brains of infected fetuses: proteins.

Hillary Clinton urged Congress to return to Washington and approve Zika funding for treatment, research and testing.

Elderly and disabled Californians were less likely to go to the emergency room or be hospitalized after their in-home caregivers participated in an intensive training program, according to a report.

United States Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy is touring the nation to pressure drug prescribers to take an active role in the fight to end the opioid epidemic engulfing the country.

Aetna has sent a letter to over 900 physicians, telling them they fall within the top 1 percent of opioid prescribers.

About one-third of patients over 70 years old and more than half of patients over 85 leave the hospital more disabled than when they arrived, research shows.