Readers respond to an essay about a family’s difficult experience providing end-of-life care for a dying relative.

The aides want the New York City Council to pass a law that would limit their shifts to 12 hours, except in the case of emergencies.

Two brothers from Cedar City, Jarom and Jake Hlebasko, purchased an innovative seat-cushion company in order to help others who are wheelchair-bound.

Children don’t ask to be brought into this world. So at the very least, you’d hope they’d be welcomed by loving and supportive parents who can make life feel a little less scary as they grow up. Sadly ...

A home health aide accused of killing a 67-year-old Stillwater woman by neglecting her care pleaded guilty on Monday in Saratoga County Court to endangering the welfare of a vulnerable elderly person ...

You stop by a nursing home in Decatur to see your mom. She smiles when you walk in, but something’s off. You help her shift in bed and spot a raw, painful-looking sore on her hip. Your stomach drops.

Woke up to a sore, scratchy throat? You may want to blame it on dry air, but it’s usually a sign your body is fighting a viral infection. “The top five causes of a sore throat are a virus, a virus, a ...

The U.S. House of Representatives has unanimously voted on legislation to continue acute hospital care at home, a program supported by the American Hospital Association and numerous other provider ...

The Hospital-at-Home (HaH) model under Medicare lets patients receive hospital-level care at home instead of a traditional, brick-and-mortar hospital. But when the waiver funding the program expired ...

A Lancaster County man was charged in the death of his girlfriend after EMS found her in soiled clothes in a dirty room “caked in dust,” state police said. Ronald Louis Bender, 60, of Conestoga, was ...

In this video, I share some easy chair-based exercises designed to help relieve knee pain and build strength, especially if squats are uncomfortable for you. By using a resistance band and a yoga ...