The death toll from a listeriosis outbreak linked to contaminated cantaloupes has reached 13, a development a food-safety group said made it the deadliest food-borne illness outbreak in a decade. Bill Tomson has details on The News Hub.

What you wear can influence how others view you - specifically what they perceive your race to be, a new study finds. WSJ's Christina Tsuei reports.

Employers' health-insurance premiums rose sharply this year, with the annual cost of family coverage passing the $15,000 mark for the first time, according to the annual Kaiser Family Foundation survey. Anna Mathews has details on Lunch Break.

As the 25 million American women turning 50 in the next decade face a vexing question -- whether to go on hormone-replacement therapy or not. Melinda Beck on Lunch Break looks at new thinking in the great hormone debate.

Tylenol may be hard to come by this fall because of a slew of recalls. As Kristen Gerencher explains on Lunch Break, that's all the more reason to take a closer look at the cold and flu medications in your medicine cabinet.

Why are you shrinking? Starting in their late 30s, it's normal for men and women to lose about a half-inch in height every 10 years. Melinda Beck on Lunch Break looks at what point does it get worrisome and what can be done to help.

WSJ's Janet Adamy reports leaders from the health-care industry are proposing a plan to reduce the nation's deficit by making significant changes to Medicare. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images

China has a new version of its official workout intended to make exercise easy for white-collar workers. WSJ's Angela Yeoh reports on the "Hoohah" from Beijing.

China has a new version of its official workout intended to make exercise easy for white-collar workers. WSJ's Angela Yeoh reports on the "Hooha" from Beijing.

Health insurers, doctors and hospitals are bracing for chaos as they prepare to adopt a new federally mandated format for medical billing. Anna Wilde Mathews has details on Lunch Break.

Alpha males get the girls, but beta males have fewer stress-related health problems, at least among baboons, according to a recent Princeton study. As Melinda Beck explains on Lunch Break, that appears to have health consequences for humans, too.

For six months, the remains of the hospital in Rikuzentakata have stood empty--wind blowing through the tsunami-smashed rooms where this city's sick once sought care. Dr. Mikihito Ishiki, chief of medicine, is fighting to rebuild his hospital.

For six months, the remains of the hospital in Rikuzentakata have stood empty--wind blowing through the tsunami-smashed rooms where this city's sick once sought care. Dr. Mikihito Ishiki, the chief of medicine, is fighting to rebuild his hospital.

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals upholds the Obama administration's health law, the second of three appellate courts to do so. Jess Bravin has details on the News Hub. (Photo: AP.)

If you're struggling with health-care costs in general or a specific medical or hospital bill, consider talking with an often-overlooked potential ally: your doctor. Kristen Gerencher explains on Lunch Break.

President Obama asked the Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw a proposed rule for ozone air-quality standards, citing the nation's wobbly economy. WSJ's Deborah Solomon has details on today's News Hub.

Firefighters who worked at Ground Zero are 19% more likely to have cancer than their colleagues who did not work at the site, according to a newly published study that could pave the way for payments to those suffering from some types of cancer.

Dr. James Melius of the New York State Laborers' Health and Safety Trust Fund visits the News Hub to comment on a new study that links cancer to firefighters to worked at Ground Zero following 9/11. Photo: AP Photo/Mark Lennihan

Venus Williams has pulled out of the U.S. Open after being diagnosed with Sjögren's syndrome, an autoimmune disease that causes fatigue. WSJ's Tom Perrotta tells Lunch Break the diagnosis could be a career-ender for the former world No. 1.

With the American Cancer Society warning of the ill-effects of sitting for prolonged periods, WSJ's Jim Carlton tells Lunch Break that some workers in Silicon Valley are now getting out of their chairs and working on their feet.