Health Care

Physicians providing outpatient care say they are losing business, which affects their staff. They also lack PPE and COVID testing supplies.

The enormous handout to the state’s largest hospital chain is the result of a federal formula that rewarded companies based on revenue and medical claims, not actual need.

We get an update on COVID-19 testing and talk with physician Danielle Ofri about treating patients during pandemic and her new book, "When We Do Harm."

Doctors and hospitals are open again for routine yet important care like vaccines and mammograms. Some patients are still unsure if they should go.

Under federal law, even in states where telemedicine abortion is legal, there are strict regulations surrounding how mifepristone is dispensed.

"The speed with which this has happened is really devastating," says Dr. Ashish Jha, director of the Harvard Global Health Institute.

From late March into April, Timothy Regan had severe coughing fits several times a day that often left him out of breath. He had a periodic low-grade fever too.

"If that rule had gone into effect, every nursing home would essentially have to have a plan," said former OSHA head David Michaels.

This feature is confounding doctors’ understanding of what was once considered mainly a respiratory infection. It's also raising questions about prevention and treatment.

Many laid-off workers who lost health insurance in the coronavirus shutdown soon face the first deadlines to qualify for fallback coverage under the Affordable Care Act.

The increase in people enrolling in medical assistance is exponentially higher than this time last year — but it’s still way less than officials expected.

The current pandemic exposed some deep-seated issues with disaster planning, and hospitals are working on those before a second wave of COVID cases arrives.

In the 1950s, people lived in fear their children might be stricken with infantile paralysis, better known as polio — and they were eager for scientists to find a solution.

The Small Business Administration is asking Planned local Parenthood affiliates to return funds received under a coronavirus relief program.

As antibody testing increases, infectious disease specialists worry that those tested — and their employers — may not understand the limits of the results.