Hospitals

Many old doctors argue long work weeks are necessary training for a demanding job. Others worry about unsafe working conditions.

Health-care professionals have brought much-needed attention to the harm that climate change can cause on human health. But the very system that has helped bring attention to climate change is also driving it.

A lack of support from the medical establishment for those practicing the profession has led to a high attrition rate and tough psychological problems.

Patients diagnosed with an intellectual disability can often have a hard time getting their doctors to believe them.

Three charts that show how health-care costs are rising, especially for people with private insurance.

Forging strong partnerships between hospitals, community organizations, and patients is crucial to successfully facilitating more fundamental shifts in health care.

A new report shows rising costs for prescription drugs and emergency room visits.

They can be a big hindrance on hospitals' reputations—and their wallets.

Some data to follow up on our story last week about a home birth gone wrong.

Filmmaker Sasha Kapustina is capturing this unique profession as it becomes an integral part to hospitals in Jerusalem.

Not necessarily, a new commentary argues.

After a reality television show filmed the death of a man without getting his family’s approval, New York City hospitals have decided to put an end to filming patients without consent.

New research suggests music may distract surgeons and create tension in the operating room.

And how can we make them nicer?

A new analysis codes the reasons behind mistakes like operating on the wrong leg, or leaving a tool behind in a person's body.

And that's not necessarily a bad thing.

How hospitals are getting ready to face a rapidly changing climate.

A new report highlights low- and middle-income countries' need for basic hospital infrastructure and supplies.

A bill has been filed in New York that would make it one. State Assemblyman Ed Braunstein was inspired by a story about a man whose death was recorded by the real-life medical series NY Med without permission. His widow recognized her husband while watching the show on TV.

In a recently filed lawsuit, Ebola-infected nurse Nina Pham says that a colleague videotaped her without her permission and then the hospital she was treated in released the tape to the media, violating her privacy.

Federal health watchdogs say they are cracking down on organizations that don’t protect the privacy and security of patient records, but data suggests otherwise.

Senator Charles Grassley has asked a Missouri non-profit hospital to explain why it seizes the wages of thousands of its patients.

...and save money at the same time.

Non-profit hospitals get big tax breaks for providing care for patients who can’t afford it. Under new IRS rules these hospitals must take extra steps to inform poor patients they may qualify for financial assistance.