Even in the Most Depressed County in America, Stigma Around Mental Illness Persists

LOGAN, W.Va. — Sitting on a bench laughing with a co-worker during a morning smoke break, Debra Orcutt quickly raises her hand when asked if...

Mississippi’s Cervical Cancer Deaths Indicate Broader Health Care Problems

Shementé Jones knew something wasn’t right. Her back hurt. She felt pain during sex. She said she kept telling her doctor something was wro...

Biden Administration Proposes New Standards to Boost Nursing Home Staffing

The nation’s most thinly staffed nursing homes would be required to hire more workers under new rules proposed on Friday by the Biden admini...

When Temps Rise, So Do Medical Risks. Should Doctors and Nurses Talk More About Heat?

An important email appeared in the inboxes of a small group of health care workers north of Boston as this summer started. It warned that lo...

5 Things to Know About the New Drug Pricing Negotiations

The Biden administration has picked the first 10 high-priced prescription drugs subject to federal price negotiations, taking a swipe at the...

Exclusive: CMS Study Sabotages Efforts to Bolster Nursing Home Staffing, Advocates Say

The Biden administration last year promised to establish minimum staffing levels for the nation’s roughly 15,000 nursing homes. It was the c...

She Paid Her Husband’s Hospital Bill. A Year After His Death, They Wanted More Money.

Last summer, Eloise Reynolds paid the bill for her husband’s final stay in the hospital. In February 2022, doctors said that Kent, her husb...

California’s Medical Board Can’t Pay Its Bills, but Doctors Resist Proposed Fixes

California doctors and state lawmakers are squaring off once again over the future of the Medical Board of California, which is responsible ...

California Offers Lifeline to 17 Troubled Hospitals

Madera Community Hospital in California’s Central Valley, which ceased operations last December and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March...

Dangers and Deaths Around Black Pregnancies Seen as a ‘Completely Preventable’ Health Crisis

HOUSTON — Tonjanic Hill was overjoyed in 2017 when she learned she was 14 weeks pregnant. Despite a history of uterine fibroids, she never l...

After Backlash, Feds Cancel Plan That Risked Limiting Breast Reconstruction Options

Federal regulators have abandoned a plan that physicians, patients, and advocacy groups for breast cancer patients feared would limit women’...