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A whistleblower suit against Humana Inc. alleges the insurer turned a blind eye to billing fraud involving Medicare patients. People were diagnosed with more serious ailments than they actually had.

In the age of Venmo and mobile deposits, checks are fading. That's having a wide impact, from the Postal Service to check-printing companies. But many still find room for checks in their lives.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states can't require many large employers to submit health care claims to a massive database. The decision means Medicare data will remain the go-to source for now.

Adi, an optometrist in Indonesia, offers forgiveness — if they'll admit to what they did during the massacre of the mid-1960s. That's the story that unfolds in the documentary The Look Of Silence.

Having reached the average life expectancy for an American male, Dr. Schumann's father is acutely interested in his buddies' illnesses and treatments. Call it "medical me-tooism."

A total of 838 lab-confirmed flu cases were reported during the week ending Feb. 20, compared to 599 diagnosed the previous week. Last week's total was the highest so far this year.

The chief of the U.N. has called for a "better way" to mark the coming-of-age of girls. Some communities are paving the way with a new kind of ritual.

For more than 300 years, children have performed kabuki, Japan's classical theater, in the village of Damine. But as residents age or leave for cities, Damine is running out of young performers.

Medicare compiles ratings of agencies' quality and of patients' perceptions. But the stars assigned by the government often don't align.

Medicare compiles ratings of agencies' quality and of patients' perceptions. But the stars assigned by the government often don't align.