The recent increase in prolonged emergency department (ED) stays and boarding times for older adults reveals systemic challenges in US hospital care.

DOJ unveils charges in historic healthcare fraud operation targeting more than 300 defendants, including 25 doctors, who ...

Jay Obernolte’s office in Hesperia has been targeted for one rally on July 1, by registered nurses associated with National Nurses United—the nation’s largest union of RNs.  Organizers ...

By Jariel Arvin, KFF Health News On Fridays, Stephanie Johnson has a busy schedule, driving her navy-blue Jeep from one patient’s home to the next, seeing eight in all. Pregnant with her second child, ...

Too often as patients age, doctors pile on prescriptions. The practice, known as polypharmacy, can be dangerous at any age but is particularly hazardous for elderly people, from raising the risk of ...

A report by the Chinese Anti-Cancer Association shows that lung and gastrointestinal cancers are the most prevalent among ...

A former nursing home aide is accused of stealing “significant sums” of money from an elderly patient in Butler County. After ...

Robot nurses in Japan help with many tasks. They can lift and move patients, which makes things easier for human caregivers.