Emergency room doctors report waves of patients with breathing problems as smoke increases fine particulates in the air. Health officials also are monitoring the potential mental health toll wildfires ...

Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory, came in second on the list from the nonprofit Commonwealth Fund, and Scotland was third. One possible reason given for the United States' ranking is that America has a ...

Meanwhile, the New Mexico Supreme Court unanimously voted to protect abortion rights; a new program in Washington allows pharmacists to prescribe abortion pills via telehealth; medical students in ...

Stat reports that the number of Black enrollees fell by 11.6% compared to last year, and the number of Hispanic enrollees fell 10.8%. Also in the news: UnitedHealth Group, Amedisys, Prospect Medical, ...

Despite the hype over artificial intelligence in medicine, the systems require consistent monitoring and staffing to put in ...

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Shareholders have asked for details about how UnitedHealth Group's tactics that curb care have affected patients. This comes as a Texas doctor details her frustrating experience with the insurer.

The air quality index is above 500 in some places near the wildfires, which one health scientist called "absolutely huge." A typical day in the often smoggy city might rank near 60. Meanwhile, ...

CIDRAP: Early-Life Infection Burden Continues Throughout Childhood, New Data Reveal New data from researchers in Denmark suggest that children who have a lot of common infections early in life ...

Bloomberg: Trump Must Keep The US In The World Health Organization One truth traveled the world with Covid-19: When infectious diseases spread, no one is safe until everyone is safe. If no ...

Nurses and other health care workers in Michigan want increased wages, better benefits, and improved working conditions. The five-day strike will start Jan. 20. More industry news is about Blue Shield ...

Meta's decision to stop fact-checking doesn't apply to the EU, which has sweeping rules that require social media firms to do more, not less, to prevent harm. One Nobel Peace Prize winner warned that ...