U.S. Sen Sheldon Whitehouse is meeting with families burdened by high medical bills.

CVS Caremark says it is making flu shots available starting Tuesday, which is three or four weeks earlier than usual.

New numbers just released show the financial picture is improving for our area hospitals.

Scientists in Argentina have developed a new hamburger with 20 percent less fat.

Johnson & Wales University chefs join Barbara Morse Silva for a check at what’s cooking in the kitchens of the College of Culinary Arts

A new study casts doubt on claims that antioxidants can ward off aging.

A local grassroots organization is helping new mothers.

Could the next treatment for cancer be growing in your backyard?  A URI researcher thinks so.

Kent Hospital has received a $100,000 gift toward its $2.8 million capital campaign for a new heart center.

The March of Dimes says more can be done to prevent preterm births.

The pace of fatal drugs overdoses has dramatically slowed in Massachusetts.

A former Rhode Island anchorwoman is leading an effort to reduce hospital infections.

A large study says people with low cholesterol and no big risk for heart disease still had dramatically lower rates of heart attacks if they took Crestor.

An alternative therapy can be effective in treating menopausal symptoms.

More children than ever are using prescription drugs.