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Thousands of patients at the San Diego-area hospital may have been exposed to infection last year because of unsanitary conditions in the compounding lab where IVs were mixed, officials found.
Justices give lower courts more instructions for trying to get all parties to reach an accommodation.
A program that was supposed to help veterans see doctors closer to home more quickly is not fulfilling its promise.
But reaching Spanish speakers might take some extra effort.
New research finds that the impact of these mandates varies because of differences in states’ coverage requirements and the availability of treatment options.
States are being asked to collect data on the deaths of pregnant women and new mothers to determine how to reduce maternal mortality rates.
After a wave of sometimes-deadly superbug infections, the agency last year ordered a recall of Custom Ultrasonics machines used to disinfect medical scopes. Now, with little explanation, it is backing off.
In 2013 and 2014, people ages 45 to 64 accounted for about half of all deaths from drug overdose, according to the CDC.
The FDA expands its purview over all tobacco products -- including e-cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco -- but the new regulatory process could permit many products sold in the U.S. to remain so for up to three years.
The FDA issued a big recall of frozen foods this week. Here’s what you need to know about the nasty bug that’s causing all the problems.
A nonprofit patient safety group devised nationally standardized measures to help pregnant women gauge hospitals on quality of maternity care.
Maryland proposes an innovative program to temporarily enroll former inmates in Medicaid with few questions asked.
Many Americans believe the U.S. isn’t doing enough to fight prescription painkiller and heroin abuse, reports a Kaiser Family Foundation poll out Tuesday.
The problem won’t be fixed until September, though the state’s congressional delegation calls for quick action.
New research sheds light on the growing costs to the health care system associated with painkiller and heroin abuse.
Obama administration broadens eligibility for those in halfway houses, but advocates for former prisoners say HHS and states must do far more.
A report by the Guttmacher Institute finds that the proportion of teenagers who are getting instructions in birth control methods is declining.
The U.S. Gulf Coast has the right weather conditions and mosquitoes for the Zika virus, which has been linked to birth defects. But the level of risk is unknown in this country so doctors are advising caution to their patients who are pregnant or trying to have a baby.
Vomiting, breathing problems, lethargy, unconsciousness result from pirate pills laced with fentanyl.
Medi-Cal program provides vital services to HIV and AIDS patients, but providers say it doesn’t pay enough to allow them to serve everyone who needs it.
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