PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is cracking down on the eradication of the giant African land snails that have recently been found in Pasco County. The ...

When you grow up in Micronesia, you can sometimes feel a bit small and overlooked compared to the rest of the world. After all, “Micro,” meaning “small,” is literally in our name. But these islands ...

Paid home care is buckling under the surging demands of an aging population. But there are alternatives that could upgrade jobs and improve patient care. By Paula Span You’re ready to leave the ...

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Deciding where to live later in life isn’t an easy task. Many seniors have a strong preference for remaining in their own homes but may eventually need help managing medical issues or taking care of ...

Many older adults have concluded that they’re better off covering long-term care expenses out of their own pockets if they end up needing it. Years of rising premiums on long-term care insurance, ...

Snails can be a real nuisance in the garden, sometimes munching their way through plants and vegetables at an alarming rate. However, they are usually relatively easy to deal with, and the vast ...

For National Snail Day, museum research fellow Melissa Betters explores the mollusks’ notable nature Melissa Betters A shell from the Cuvier tropid snail, a terrestrial species native to Madagascar, ...

It might be easier to make sense of the recent fatal shooting of an insurance CEO, an act with ominous overtones about health care costs and insurance coverage, if any one aspect of health-care ...

The House on Monday passed a massive bill that will fund a range of veterans care services and increase opportunities for retired service members in the workforce and education. The Senator Elizabeth ...

California’s Inland Empire is a broad swath of land east of Los Angeles, about five times the size of Connecticut, stretching through desert and surrounded by mountains. It’s one of the state’s ...

This article is part of “Innovations In: Solutions for Health Equity,” an editorially independent special report that was produced with financial support from Takeda Pharmaceuticals. California’s ...