Posts in category Health

By JAKE PEARSON NEW YORK — The New York City mayor wants to spend $130 million over four years to overhaul how the nation’s most populous …

By GOSIA WOZNIACKA PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — As the morning school bell rings and students rush through crowded corridors, teenagers in one Portland classroom settle onto …

By CARLA K. JOHNSON Hospitals can be perilous for patients because of preventable infections, drug errors and falls. But new data released Tuesday show the danger …

By LAURAN NEERGAARD WASHINGTON (AP) — New rules this week are bringing changes to the nation’s kidney transplant system that will give some patients a better …

Your health needs change from year to year. And, your health plan may change the benefits and costs each year too. That’s why it’s important …

Here are some tips to keep your pets happy and safe during the upcoming holiday season and year round. Rich, fatty foods like gravies, grease, …

By LAURAN NEERGAARD WASHINGTON (AP) — The next Ebola or the next SARS. Maybe even the next HIV. Even before the Ebola epidemic in West Africa …

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — HealthSouth will spend about $750 million on the privately held owner of Encompass Home Health and Hospice in a deal that helps …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Doctors and patients may soon find it easier to learn if clinical trials of treatments worked or not, as the government proposed new …

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez decried criticism of the federal health care law and urged Tennesseans to sign up for coverage, saying …