Health care legislation heading for the Senate floor will give millions of Americans the option of purchasing government-run insurance coverage, Majority Leader Harry Reid announced Monday, although he stopped short of claiming the 60 votes needed to pass a plan

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Monday theswine flu vaccine "is coming out the door as fast as it comes off theproduction line." But at the same time, she acknowledged delays in getting a sufficient supply for all

Time growing short, Democratic leaders in the House and Senate stillface key decisions if they are to achieve President Barack Obama's goalof passing legislation to remake the nation's health care system byyear's end.

A chance to get the hard-to-find H1N1 vaccine produced a politestampeded of parents - and not too happy children - in Fairfax CountySaturday morning. "Oh yeah, it's definitely hard to get," said a man waiting in line. "This is the

A proposal for government-backed health insurance is close to gainingthe 60 votes needed to pass the Senate and probably will be in overhaullegislation, a Senate Democratic leader said Sunday. A proposalfor the public option that is gaining wide support would

President Barack Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency and empowered his health secretary to suspend federal requirements and speed treatment for thousands of infected people. The declaration that Obama signed late Friday authorized Health and Human Services

Six Harvard University medical researchers were poisoned in Augustafter drinking coffee that was laced with a chemical preservative,according to university officials.

A study conducted by researchers from the Center for Cellular andMolecular Therapeutics at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia andthe Department of Ophthalmology at the University of PennsylvaniaSchool of Medicine, is using gene therapy to safely improve vision in fivechildren and