She was elated about her pregnancy. Then came a $2,400 bill for blood tests
Reesha Ahmed was on cloud nine. It was January and Ahmed was at an OB-GYN's office near her home in ...
Hospitals
Chronic drug shortages stress hospitals and patients
As a pharmacist, Jason Chou didn't major in international relations. But a few days after the Hamas ...
Giving birth amid Gaza's devastation is traumatic, but babies continue to be born
KAHN YUNIS, Gaza — Raneem Hejazi was eight months pregnant, sleeping in an aunt's apartment with her...
Doctors in Gaza describe the war's devastating impact on hospitals and health care
"The smell of blood is everywhere," says Dr. Mohammad Mattar, the head of the radiology department a...
75,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers launch historic health care strike
Health care workers at hundreds of Kaiser Permanente hospitals and medical facilities across the U.S...
Health care has a massive carbon footprint. These doctors are trying to change that
Inside an operating room at Magee Women's Hospital in Pittsburgh, Noe Woods stands in her blue scrub...
Tornado damage to Pfizer factory highlights vulnerabilities of drug supply
The extent of damage from a tornado that struck a critical Pfizer factory in Rocky Mount, N.C., is n...
VA hospitals are outperforming private hospitals, latest Medicare survey shows
A nationwide Medicare survey released Wednesday found that veterans rated Veterans Affairs hospitals...
AI in medicine needs to be carefully deployed to counter bias – and not entrench it
Doctors, data scientists and hospital executives believe artificial intelligence may help solve what...
Sudanese doctors should not have to risk their own lives to save lives
On the afternoon of April 24, Dr. Attia Abdullah, a general medicine doctor and secretary general of...
He visited the U.S. for his daughter's wedding — and left with a $42,000 medical bill
Last June, Jay Comfort flew to the United States from his home in Switzerland to attend his only dau...
This telehealth program is a lifeline for New Mexico's pregnant moms. Will it end?
CLAYTON, N.M. — Thirteen weeks into her pregnancy, 29-year-old Cloie Davila was so "pukey" and nause...
Cyberattacks on health care are increasing. Inside one hospital's fight to recover
It was October 2021 and the staff at Johnson Memorial Health were hoping they could finally catch th...
In Oklahoma, a woman was told to wait until she's 'crashing' for abortion care
The molar pregnancy Jaci Statton had would never become a baby. It was cancerous, though. At the las...
The simple intervention that may keep Black moms healthier
With both feet flat on the floor, Kennise Nevers settles into the sofa in her living room. She peels...
A baby spent 36 days at an in-network hospital. Why did her parents get a huge bill?
Brenna Kearney was seven months pregnant in December 2019 when she experienced what she thought were...
World Cup fever sparks joy in hospitals
Hospitals can be lonely places as the days grow cold and long — especially during the holidays, and ...