Doctors explain what illnesses, injuries and heat-related emergencies are showing up this summer.

Women with abnormal mammograms often have to wait for weeks to find out whether they have breast cancer.   Now, researchers at UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley have found a way to help reduce the wait ...

A bill that would provide grants to hospitals to upgrade security advanced out of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives’ health committee Tuesday. If it makes it way through the General Assembly ...

The boy was 13 when he met with the judge keeping him from his mother, an opportunity rarely granted to children in family ...

Flight nurse Stuart Grant brings intensive care into the sky, treating critically ill patients aboard STARS helicopters ...

Georgia data shows medical crews that pull up to the busiest hospitals in metro Atlanta sometimes end up waiting over an hour to transfer care to emergency department staff.

Mental Health Awareness Month is more than recognition — it’s a call to action, Virginia Beach Psychiatric Center’s Kurt ...

A simple conversation lasting just seconds could prevent a tragedy. That’s the premise behind Northwell Health’s patient ...

There is a discomfort many Jamaicans feel but struggle to articulate when they see police officers stationed inside schools. It is not hostility towards the police but a deeper societal ...

Maryland’s mental healthcare system looks different depending on where you live. And in some corners of the state, it barely ...

Rutgers is expanding forensic nurse training as New Jersey faces rising demand for sexual assault care specialists.

One of the quickest ways to judge urgency is breathing. A pet struggling to breathe is an emergency. Signs include ...