health care

Lindsay Pfeffer was in the backyard with her children when her son was bitten by a rattlesnake and needed antivenom medicine. Then the bills came.

Some families with private insurance have been left behind by the major health care reforms of the last few years, putting them at risk of high medical bills after having babies.

Nurses voted nearly unanimously Tuesday to authorize a one-day strike at Newton-Wellesley Hospital amid an ongoing contract dispute, their union said.

Walmart will start delivering medications in six states, but it plans to offer prescription delivery in nearly every state by the end of January.

Three midwestern states are trying to restrict access to the abortion drug mifepristone across the United States in a recently filed amended lawsuit targeting so-called shield states like Massachusetts. The complaint challenges the ability of telehealth providers to dispense the drug through the mail to patients and makes it illegal for minors. Local reproductive health experts told NBC10 Boston Monday...

Mass General Brigham is no longer delaying non-emergency procedures due to a shortage of intravenous fluids, but said rationing is continuing.

President Joe Biden is coming back to New Hampshire on Tuesday. Biden is set to give a speech in Concord on his administration’s efforts to lower the cost of prescription drugs, the White House said. They didn’t share more specifics. When Biden was last in New Hampshire, in May, he was still the Democratic candidate for president. He also stopped...

As open enrollment kicks off, employees should weigh what their employer is offering in the way of benefits and what it will cost.

For many patients, these medications have been life changing, or even lifesaving. Getting their hands on them, however, can be another experience entirely.

From life-saving cancer treatments to common antibiotics, over 300 medications are currently in short supply.

Steward Health Care filed notice in bankruptcy court that Norwood Hospital, and its still-operating clinics, will soon officially close.

Dentists say unlicensed practitioners offering cheap dental veneers are putting patients at risk.

The U.S. ranks as the worst performer among 10 developed nations in critical areas of health care, according a report by The Commonwealth Fund on Thursday.

People in the U.S. die the youngest and experience the most avoidable deaths, despite spending much more on health care.

In North Carolina, a state hard hit by the national crisis of medical debt, Terry Belk has spent 20 years struggling to get free of “this … anvil I’m dragging around.”

Notice something odd on a medical bill? Don’t let it slide. 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new guidance on managing pain during IUD insertion, but doctors say the updated advice is just the first step.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new guidelines for physicians regarding pain management during IUD insertion.

A couple sues an Atlanta hospital that allegedly lost part of a patient’s skull after it was removed during brain surgery, NBC News reports.

Taxpayers are expected to save billions after the Biden administration inked deals with pharmaceutical companies to knock down the lists prices for 10 of Medicare’s costliest drugs.