John Parker was in first grade when he was struck by a pickup truck driving on Durham’s Cheek Road, which lacks sidewalks to ...

For decades, the pulse oximeters used in hospitals, ambulances, and homes have underestimated the oxygen needs of ...

Californians in November will weigh in on a ballot initiative to increase scrutiny over the use of health-care dollars — particularly money from a federal drug discount program — meant to support ...

This year’s start date in most states is Nov. 1, and consumers may encounter new scams as well as important rule changes.

The Washington Post: Why A Bird Flu Case In Missouri Is Worrying Experts The drumbeat that bird flu is coming closer to humans is growing ever louder. Health officials must step up their game in ...

The Democratic presidential candidate hopes to make it possible for Americans to stay in their homes while receiving elder care. Separately, PolitiFact says Republican nominee Donald Trump's statement ...

Lower courts' rulings are allowed to stand on whether EMTALA supersedes the Texas abortion law and whether Alabamans may seek redress for the wrongful death of an embryo.

Our “Silence in Sikeston” project, a multimedia collaboration from KFF Health News, Retro Report, and WORLD, explores the impact of a 1942 lynching and a 2020 police shooting on a rural Missouri ...

Medical technology and research advances might not be giving the same boost they once did, a new study says. In other news, scientists take first images of waste-disposal mechanisms in living people's ...

In letters to the respective states warning of the upcoming layoffs, CVS signaled its plans to cut more than 630 jobs at it's Woonsocket, Rhode Island, headquarters. Another 416 employees of the ...

Although not all bats carry rabies, the city's health department wants people to seek post-exposure prophylaxis if they were bitten, scratched, or had contact with a bat. Meanwhile, travelers from ...

The Environmental Protection Agency's new rule also restricts the amount of lead allowed in U.S. drinking water. Also in the news: a cyberattack on the nation's largest water utility, the benefit of ...