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The number of people being diagnosed with diabetes has been on the decline since 2009, after soaring for decades. Doctors say people may be changing their eating and exercise habits for the better.

One in three Native students are what's considered "chronically absent," in this state. Educators on the Wind River Indian Reservation say that's a major factor holding back student achievement.

Over 300 hospitals and clinics have been hit with bombs and missiles. Nearly 700 medical workers have been killed. Only Syrian President Bashar Assad has the air power to conduct these attacks.

It typically causes fever and joint pain. A new study looks at a possible link to encephalitis, a brain infection.

Health plans sold on the federal exchange don't all include key specialists like psychiatrists and rheumatologists in network. That can mean paying a whole lot more for specialty care.

When the World Cup champions visited the White House, Obama praised the team for changing stereotypes of women and girls in sports, and for inspiring "millions of boys to look at girls differently."

Airbnb, which allows users around the globe to rent out their homes online, is in the middle of a political fight in its home city.

Shortly after Wambach and the rest of the World Cup-winning U.S. national team were honored at the White House, Wambach announced her plans to retire from soccer.

Roughly 265,000 U.S. kids entered foster care last year — the highest number since 2008. Officials say the abuse of heroin or prescription painkillers by more parents is one reason for the increase.

Across the U.S., the Muslim population is booming, which spells opportunity for a new generation of Muslim entrepreneurs.