NYU Langone tackling surge in housing-unstable patients by launching a medical respite program that reduces ED visits and supports recovery.

Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare has withdrawn both a permit application to replace its OSF St. Elizabeth Ottawa (Ill.) hospital and an application to discontinue services at the facility. OSF ...

An investigation into nearly 100 Illinois jail cases shows repeated medical failures that left people injured, suffering or ...

In early November, workers in pickup trucks arrived at Milligan’s Pond, a wooded oasis in Barrie, Ont., an hour north of Toronto. Their orders were clear. After a double murder nearby left two men ...

Many surgeons recommend giving up smoking, alcohol, or drugs before surgery, but researchers have found this may also ...

Medetomidine, a veterinary sedative, mixed into fentanyl has sent thousands to hospitals, not only for overdose but for ...

Nearly 270 patients are staying in Queen Alexandra Hospital despite not meeting the criteria to remain there. At a recent Portsmouth City Council health and overview scrutiny panel, Juliet Pearce, ...

Nearly 270 patients are staying in Queen Alexandra Hospital despite not meeting the criteria to remain there. At a recent Portsmouth City Council health and overview scrutiny panel, Juliet Pearce, ...

A new demographic label has swept through China’s social-media feeds in recent months: “rat people.” The term, which describes young adults who retreat into small rooms, avoid socializing and spend ...

Through no fault of their own, these patients, including 33 younger and 37 older patients, are occupying hospital beds even though they have been medically cleared for discharge. They are part of a ...

Dignitaries walked the halls of the county’s newest psychiatric hospital Thursday, taking in the design of the free-standing, 16-bed mental health care facility on the campus of Tri-City Medical ...