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Dr. Thomas Fishbein of the Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute is optimistic that efforts by hospitals like his, advocacy groups and app makers, such as Tinder, will increase the number of organ donors.
Newly released court documents show that after Tokyo-based Olympus Corp. alerted customers in Europe in 2013, it told its U.S. operation not to warn U.S. doctors and hospitals. Since then, at least 35 patients have died after being sickened in outbreaks.
The rate of hospital treatment for mental health conditions or substance abuse problems was four times higher for people with diabetes aged 19 through 25 than for those without the disease.
With rising awareness of opioid abuse, some pain patients say doctors are less likely to prescribe them. One Montana sufferer goes to great lengths to get his prescription 鈥 he flies to California.
Many Dominican Republic immigrants in Florida and New York City brought Zika home after visiting the island, one of many destinations outside the U.S. where Zika has been active, say public health officials.
California is the first state to begin building an up-to-date database to improve the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
The incidence of opioid use disorder is growing rapidly within the Medicare population.
HHS awarded $156 million to 420 health centers around the country in the first grants ever specifically geared to dental care.
The setback prompts some to change direction, others to stay the course.
Overall rates are falling in California and nationally but data point to certain hospitals with extremely high percentages.
A staunch advocate of taxing sugary drinks discusses the benefits and difficulties of enacting such policies.
Three weeks after the flooding in West Virginia, the phrase "West Virginia Strong" is painted everywhere. But no matter how strong the community, emotional healing after a disaster takes a long time.
Only 38 percent of Latino households have a disaster plan, the lowest of any ethnic or racial group.
Researchers found that nearly 15 percent of seniors filled prescriptions for an opioid painkiller after leaving the hospital and of those, 42.5 percent had the order refilled later.
A study in JAMA finds palliative care counseling for families of chronically ill patients is not routinely needed by all and sometimes increases symptoms of post-traumatic stress.
California鈥檚 leading physician organization is heading a drive to convince adults they need their vaccinations, too.
Only about half of geriatric fellowships for medical residents in the U.S. are filled each year. Some students blame overwhelming medical school debt, which grows with every extra year of training.
Advocates for a single payer health care system say it would be more efficient, but other analysts predict that such an unprecedented change could be extremely disruptive to a key part of the nation鈥檚 economy.
Anxiety before surgery can be dangerous for kids. Medication can help calm them down. But an anesthesiologist in California has come up with a safer, cheaper and much more entertaining alternative.
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, recently spoke with KHN鈥檚 Carmen Heredia Rodriguez about vaccine development and the ongoing fight in Congress over emergency funding.
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