Understanding what the US spends to treat mental health and substance use disorders (SUD) is important for understanding spending patterns and informing health policy. In this study, we determined ...

It’s a misdemeanor for anyone who knows they have a sexually transmitted infection to have sex. The law discourages people from getting tested.

Hallway beds cut into the bones that sustain emergency medicine, shaving away layers of the moral tenets and high standards, staff’s meaning and purpose, and the comfort and dignity of patients,” ...

By Rae Ellen Bichell for KFF Health News. Broadcast version by Eric Galatas for Colorado News Connection reporting for the ...

Nursing and hospital officials were outraged Thursday after the state filed a felony charge against the nurse whose medication error caused the death of a teenager at St. Mary's Hospital ...

Vibe coding refers to the use of artificial intelligence prompted by natural language to write computer code. In high school, ...

But malpractice litigation causes harm itself. This harm often persists long after a lawsuit is resolved, by quietly distorting how medicine is practiced -- in ways that make care less safe for ...

Eight states are moving to expand medical conscience laws, letting providers refuse care — from vaccines to contraception — on religious or moral grounds.

The Iowa Board of Medicine says it “has since received additional information to negate the need for an emergency suspension” ...

Advances in network science, artificial intelligence, and clinician networks may shift medical decisions from individual doctors to groups—and even AI models—at scale.

Experts say that many early residency mistakes stem from structural factors such as workload, supervision, and training environment, rather than from individual performance.