Plastic surgery is real surgery with real risks, and the risk of complications is never zero
Primary Care Is in Trouble. So Doctors Band Together to Boost Their Market Power
With four locations in the Connecticut River Valley, the practice has been a mainstay of family medicine since the 1990s.
With four locations in the Connecticut River Valley, the practice has been a mainstay of family medicine since the 1990s.
Banks Are Becoming Bulwarks Against Scams for Vulnerable Seniors
Frank called each morning to learn where she was going, what she was doing. His team would be watching, he warned.
Frank called each morning to learn where she was going, what she was doing. His team would be watching, he warned.
More Kids Are in ERs for Tooth Pain. Trump Cuts and RFK Jr.’s Anti-Fluoride Fight Aren’t Helping.
Within a few days, Reynolds became so desperate that she and her husband had to physically restrain Jonah, dumping pain medication down his throat as he screamed in pain.
Within a few days, Reynolds became so desperate that she and her husband had to physically restrain Jonah, dumping pain medication down his throat as he screamed in pain.
As ICE Moved In, Minnesotans Set up a Shadow Medical System. It’s a Lesson for Other Cities.
When federal immigration agents descended on their city, officers deported Gabi’s father and detained her aunt.
When federal immigration agents descended on their city, officers deported Gabi’s father and detained her aunt.
Despite Their Successes, Some Mobile Crisis Response Teams Are in Crisis
The city’s mobile crisis team had just gotten a call about a man walking around outside without shoes.
The city’s mobile crisis team had just gotten a call about a man walking around outside without shoes.
Federal Aid for Lead Cleanup Is Receding. That’s a Problem for Cash-Strapped Cities.
No level of lead exposure is safe, according to federal environmental officials, but undertaking a comprehensive cleanup can be financially prohibitive.
No level of lead exposure is safe, according to federal environmental officials, but undertaking a comprehensive cleanup can be financially prohibitive.
Even Patients Are Shocked by the Prices Their Insurers Will Pay — and It Costs All of Us
Mark McCullick of Longmont, Colorado, was sent for a whole-body PET scan to find out whether his prostate cancer was back.
Mark McCullick of Longmont, Colorado, was sent for a whole-body PET scan to find out whether his prostate cancer was back.
Medicaid Is Paying for More Dental Care. GOP Cuts Threaten to Reverse the Trend.
She went to an emergency room, receiving painkillers and antibiotics, but she remained in agonizing pain weeks later and paid a dentist $200 to extract the tooth.
She went to an emergency room, receiving painkillers and antibiotics, but she remained in agonizing pain weeks later and paid a dentist $200 to extract the tooth.
‘You Aren’t Trapped’: Hundreds of US Nurses Choose Canada Over Trump’s America
The Millers resettled on Vancouver Island, their scenic refuge accessible only by ferry or plane.
The Millers resettled on Vancouver Island, their scenic refuge accessible only by ferry or plane.
Hospitals Fighting Measles Confront a Challenge: Few Doctors Have Seen It Before
As the sun rose, an emergency room doctor called the state epidemiologist and described the symptoms.
As the sun rose, an emergency room doctor called the state epidemiologist and described the symptoms.
Democrats Decry Meager Medical Care for Detainees in Funding Fight
President Donald Trump’s mass deportation effort has led to a record number of immigrants being held in federal detention centers, local jails, and private prisons.
President Donald Trump’s mass deportation effort has led to a record number of immigrants being held in federal detention centers, local jails, and private prisons.
New Orleans Brings Back the House Call, Sending Nurses to Visit Newborns and Moms
But unlike parents in most of the U.S., she had extra help that was once much more common: house calls.
But unlike parents in most of the U.S., she had extra help that was once much more common: house calls.
As More Americans Embrace Anxiety Treatment, MAHA Derides Medications
Increased access to anxiety medication, while positive, raises concerns about self-diagnosis and online prescriptions without proper medical supervision.
Increased access to anxiety medication, while positive, raises concerns about self-diagnosis and online prescriptions without proper medical supervision.
State Lawmakers Seek Restraints on Wage Garnishment for Medical Debt
Legislative effort follows a KFF Health News investigation revealing thousands of Coloradans had money siphoned from paychecks to cover health bills.
Legislative effort follows a KFF Health News investigation revealing thousands of Coloradans had money siphoned from paychecks to cover health bills.
Trump Required Hospitals to Post Their Prices for Patients. Mostly It’s the Industry Using the Data.
The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services notified 27 hospitals from June 2022 to May 2025 that they would be fined for lack of compliance with the rules.
The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services notified 27 hospitals from June 2022 to May 2025 that they would be fined for lack of compliance with the rules.