Health Care

Nearly 50 years ago, Garrett Brown invented the Steadicam for motion picture filming. Today, he’s using his skills to give people more mobility options.

A federal judge in Texas stayed the FDA's approval of the drug mifepristone and gave the government a week to seek relief from an appeals court.

About 5,000 people in the Philadelphia area are awaiting an organ transplant. Some wait for over five years.

The order requires all state departments and agencies to protect patients and health care workers who provide or seek gender-affirming health care services.

The amount more than quadruples that which the company had previously set aside to pay for its potential liability.

The decision to authorize a second booster is expected to be officially announced within the next two weeks.

Workers in the system and advocates for health care access fear thousands of children and adults could wrongly lose their coverage as a result.

Continuous coverage policy expired Friday as pandemic protections more broadly begin to phase out.

The legislation would forbid hospitals and other large facilities — plus third-party debt collectors — from charging interest and other fees.

The event is a part of broader VA efforts to raise awareness about new health care benefits that were signed into law last summer.

The Biden administration had told the court the outcome of the case “could create extraordinary upheaval in the United States’ public health system.” It is likely to appeal.

Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni says Francis, 86, does not have COVID-19, but requires several days of therapy.

The West Grove Campus, formerly known as Jennersville Hospital, will return with 10 emergency department beds and 10 inpatient beds.

DIEP is one type of breast reconstruction surgery, but a change in medical billing codes may introduce new financial barriers.

Fetterman's office says he's expected to return to the chamber soon after seeking inpatient treatment for clinical depression.