Officials: 4 indicted in NJ over $99M pharmacy fraud scheme
Two New York residents and two from New Jersey have been indicted in what authorities say was a $99 million fraud scheme involving pharmacies in both states.
Share of uninsured Americans rises for first time in a decade
The proportion of Americans without health insurance edged up in 2018 - the first increase in nearly a decade after coverage had significantly increased under President Barack Obama's health care law.
Judge blocks Missouri's 8-week abortion ban
A ban on most abortions at or after eight weeks of pregnancy won't take effect as scheduled in Missouri.
Money crunch after Planned Parenthood leaves federal program
Planned Parenthood clinics in several states are charging new fees, tapping financial reserves, intensifying fundraising and warning of more unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases after its decision to quit a $260 million federal family planning program in an abortion dispute with the Trump administration.
Planned Parenthood pulls out of federal family planning program
Planned Parenthood says it's pulling out of the federal family planning program rather than abide by a new Trump administration rule prohibiting participants from referring patients for abortions.
Advocates already see fallout from change to immigration rule
Doctors and public health experts warn of poor health and rising costs they say will come from sweeping Trump administration changes that would deny green cards to many immigrants who use Medicaid, as well as food stamps and other forms of public assistance.
Miracle baby born with severe heart disease, taken off life support, about to celebrate first birthday
A young infant born with a severe heart defect is being hailed as a miracle baby as she is set to celebrate her first birthday just months after being taken off life support with few prospects of survival.
Trump abortion rule to prompt Planned Parenthood exit from family planning program
Planned Parenthood says it will leave the federal family planning program by Monday unless a court puts a hold on Trump administration rules that bar clinics from referring women for abortions.
New Illinois law requires insurance companies to pay for EpiPens for kids
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a new law Tuesday requiring insurance companies to cover the cost of EpiPen injectors for children with severe allergies.
UK baby loses all 4 limbs following sepsis infection, mom claims one leg 'came off in her hand'
A United Kingdom mother is warning other new parents after her 11-month-old son, Oliver, developed sepsis that led to the removal of all four of his limbs — including one she claims self-amputated when his diaper was being changed.
Chicago area teen battling cancer tests new wheelchair for freedom
It was an emotional moment Thursday at a rehab hospital in suburban Chicago where groundbreaking new technology helps a 15-year-old cancer survivor guide his wheelchair using just his eye.
US plan to allow prescription drugs from Canada
The Trump administration said Wednesday it will set up a system to allow Americans to legally import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada, weakening a longstanding ban that had stood as a top priority for the politically powerful pharmaceutical industry.
New Jersey 'Aid in Dying' law for terminally ill takes effect Thursday
Starting Thursday, terminally ill patients will have the option to end their lives in the state of New Jersey.
Hurry up and wait: Doctors say insurers increasingly interfere
Doctors say they worry about the growing influence insurers have over patient care.
GOP, Dems unveil compromise to reduce drug costs for seniors
Two veteran senators - a Republican and a Democrat - unveiled compromise legislation Tuesday to reduce prescription drug costs for millions of Medicare recipients, while saving money for federal and state health care programs serving seniors and low-income people.
After breakdown of air conditioning and evacuation, residents allowed to return to Voorhees rehab facility
Residents of The Pines at Voorhees Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center are being allowed to return Sunday evening after they were forced to leave, due a breakdown of the HVAC system.
More protests over Hahnemann University Hospital closing take place in Center City
Center City Philadelphia was the scene Sunday of more protests over the impending closure of Hahnemann University Hospital.
Pennsylvania adds anxiety to qualifying conditions for medical pot
The Pennsylvania Health Department is adding anxiety disorders and Tourette's syndrome to the list of conditions that can qualify people to obtain legal medical marijuana.
New mother had epidural stuck in her spine for 4 days
Selena Gray delivered a healthy baby girl named Serenity on June 26, but she spent the next few days in turmoil instead of celebration as confounded doctors tried over and over again to remove the epidural that had knotted around her spine during labor, lodging dangerously in her back.
Appeals court allows Trump abortion rules to take effect
New Trump administration rules imposing additional hurdles for women seeking abortions can take effect while the government appeals decisions that blocked them, a federal appeals court said Thursday.