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The number of pediatric inpatient units in hospitals fell 19% from 2008 to 2018.

Long wait times in emergency departments harm patients and medical staff alike.

Patient satisfaction surveys fail to ask whether the patients experienced discrimination or received culturally competent care.

A pilot program allowed people with cancer, AIDS and other illnesses to receive hospice care without ending treatments for their conditions.

A tracking tool on hospital websites sent private data, such as appointments and prescriptions, to Facebook, claims a report.

The court sided with the hospitals, which challenged a $1.6 billion Trump-era cut to 340B Medicare reimbursements.

Prior to the rollout of the vaccine, pregnant Black and Latino people were most affected by COVID-19.

UPDATE: New Hampshire senators blocked efforts to end a registry of traveling medical technicians, citing safety and hepatitis concerns.

Bystanders were more likely to assist white individuals experiencing cardiac arrest than racial minorities, according to a new study.

Antiviral therapy reduced the need for hospitalization and emergency treatment for liver-related and other conditions.

Significantly fewer programs are offered for opioid use disorder in communities with a high percentage of Black or Latino residents.

Hospitals with high rates of COVID patients who didn’t have the diagnosis when they were admitted have rarely been held accountable.

Medicaid expansion was supposed to help funnel more people into hospitals that offer specialty care. So far, the data show it hasn’t.

A ranking of over 3,200 hospitals has flagged major disparities in how segregated the U.S. health care system can be.

DMX was in serious condition and on life support after suffering from a heart attack.

Pediatric hospitals are creating clinics to provide a one-stop shop for care and to catch any anomalies that could otherwise go unnoticed.