The helicopter evacuation of 70 people from a Tennessee hospital during Hurricane Helene is considered a success story. The building was destroyed by floodwaters, but no one died. In hindsight, why ...

Federal law says Native Americans aren’t liable for medical bills the Indian Health Service promises to pay. Some are billed ...

Hypothermia deaths have risen in California and across the nation. Experts point to the growing number of older, unsheltered ...

La hipotermia causada por la exposición a bajas temperaturas fue la causa principal, o que contribuyó,  a la muerte de 166 ...

California’s controversial experiment to order mental illness and drug treatment for some of its sickest residents is rolling out statewide, but the latest data shows the new initiative is falling far ...

Aaron Siri, a lawyer who is helping to vet candidates for top health positions, has a history of challenging vaccine policies in courts. Candidates to fill roles in the incoming administration are ...

Meanwhile, two Minnesota autism treatment centers are under FBI investigation; North Carolina seeks heat protections for workers; California's older homeless population is at risk of hypothermia; and ...

Columbus Dispatch: Ohio Doctors Shouldn't Perform Intimate Exams On Unconscious Patients Without Consent Twenty-seven U.S. states require hospitals to give unconscious patients informed consent ...

President-elect Donald Trump appoints an anti-abortion activist to a top job at OMB; South Carolina introduces a bill defining abortion as homicide; abortion access gets tougher as more clinics close; ...

Centene told investors Tuesday that the company would get additional bonus payments after CMS updated its Medicare Advantage Star Ratings. More health industry news stories report on legal settlements ...

Lawmakers are "making good progress" on a spending patch to keep the government lights on until March, according to House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole. Other news stories from Capitol Hill report on ...

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