Health Care

Here is an FAQ about the COVID-19, the coronavirus that causes it, and its symptoms.

Authorities try to balance patient privacy with public health and safety.

Assemblywoman Shanique Speight says that a second proposal will require similar training for medical providers in other practice areas

One’s tried and true. The other’s promising, but uncharted in the long term. Which would you choose?

One in three Americans now have myopia. Kids who spend lots of time indoors are five times more at risk of developing it, research shows.

We talk about the coronavirus, its spread to the U.S., the government's response, and steps people should take to be prepared.

The court said it would hear an appeal by 20 mainly Democratic states of a lower-court ruling that declared part of the statute unconstitutional and cast a cloud over the rest

A woman came to my clinic to discuss her irregular menstrual periods. She had scheduled the appointment weeks in advance, and we were slated to have 20 minutes together.

American Academic Health System will put up $6.3 million for “tail coverage.” An insurance entity also owned by Joel Freedman will pay $12 million.

Providers equipped to meet autistic kids’ needs are lacking, experts say. Some parents have no alternative but to cut back at work or quit their jobs.

The overall number of active medical staff practicing statewide increased before and after the changes of the early 2000s.

A strategy to protect the facility and its neighbors anticipates a final court ruling clearing the way for the nation’s first supervised injection site.

Pharmacists and doctors required to assist in safe disposal and to educate patients on dangers of holding on to medicines

Lawmakers in the state Assembly are considering a bill that would cap what insurers can charge for insulin at $50 for a monthly supply.

Under a law enacted in reaction to Hahnemann University Hospital’s abrupt closure last summer, a hospital is required to give 180 days’ notice to the city.