Heart failure is a global health problem, but how it is defined, diagnosed, and classified has not always been consistent. Differences in terminology and diagnostic
Cancer isn’t waiting for you to hit 50. It’s coming younger, faster, and quieter than ever. A new report from KFF Health News found more
You drove to the emergency room because something felt wrong. You sat in the waiting room for hours. Then you left—still sick, still scared, and
When a doctor says, “You’re being admitted,” most people picture a hospital bed. For a growing number of patients, what they get instead is a
For middle-aged Americans, the promise of affordable health coverage is quietly unraveling. A recent KFF Health News investigation reveals what many patients already know firsthand:
For families, sepsis is devastating twice: first when it takes their child, and again when the medical system offers no explanation for why. In March
Patients trust that surgeons use clean instruments, implants, and surfaces. A recent study in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology shatters a quiet operating room assumption. Surgeons cannot safely disinfect
A CDC study was just released confirming what we already knew: healthcare workers are experiencing burnout. Healthcare workers have high rates of depression and anxiety, and many
A new study from the Johns Hopkins Armstrong Institute Center for Diagnostic Excellence estimates that possibly 795,000 people every year die or are seriously injured
The FDA recently approved a blood test that predicts the likelihood of developing pre-eclampsia, a severe form of high blood pressure that occurs in pregnant