Black Lung Disease Remains a Threat, but Federal Officials Delay Effort To Address It OAK HILL, W.Va. — Each day at New River Health in Oak Hill, Lisa Emery finds disheartening signs of what she describes as a slow-motio...
Nursing Home Beds Are Becoming More Scarce The San Vicente de Paúl Nursing Home in the South Bronx hasn’t admitted a patient since December 2024. ArchCare, which operates the fa...
As Health Insurance Costs Soar, Healthcare Workers Also Feel the Pinch BOISE, Idaho — Joshua and Ashley Durham run a family medicine practice, and for the first time in their lives, they have no health ins...
It’s Hard To Predict Who Will Be Suicidal. It’s Easier To Ensure People Can’t Shoot Themselves. Paul Nestadt is about as steeped in suicide prevention as a person can be. He treats suicidal patients as a psychiatrist, has co-a...
The Drugs and Devices Have Been on the Market for Years. But FDA-Ordered Studies Still Aren’t Done. When the FDA was deciding whether to approve the drug Tavneos several years ago to treat a set of rare autoimmune diseases , agency ex...
3 Common Drugs Older Adults Might Be Overusing The scenario often unfolds like this: Medical researchers investigate a frequently used drug and report that it’s less effective for o...