Health and Fitness Blog

Opposition health spokesman Joe Hockey says tomorrow's meeting of health ministers in Sydney is Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's first chance to make good his promise to fix Australia's health system.

Dave Boggs has been on a liquid diet for the past two months, and it could be many more before he eats a real meal again. The 25-year-old needs surgery to correct a digestive problem, but he doesn't have health insurance to pay for it. Because there are so many people like him waiting for free care, Boggs said, he's been told it will be months before his turn comes. "They told me it could be a ...

Google plans to announce an online repository where consumers can store their health information -- a move that could boost the nation's fledgling efforts to adopt electronic medical records.

London's congestion charge may have delivered a small, unexpected health bonus to the capital, say researchers.

Health care is a hot topic this primary season, drawing Americans deeper into tactical questions about how best to provide medical coverage to the millions of people who don’t already have it.