Texas doctor charged with obtaining confidential patient information about transgender care
A Texas doctor who calls himself a whistleblower on transgender care for minors is accused of illegally obtaining private information about patients at the nation's largest children's hospital who were…
Being a patient is becoming increasingly difficult in the tense and complex American healthcare system
Tamika Davis couldn't nap on her couch during cancer treatment. She remained afraid that one of her toddlers would walk up to her and pull out the needle that administered…
Experimental pig kidney transplant patient back on dialysis after new organ failed
Doctors say Lisa Pisano, who underwent a pig kidney transplant, is back on dialysis after surgeons removed the gradually failing organ. Pisano was the second person to receive a kidney…
“We'll have to be patient” with the rates
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said Tuesday that his confidence that inflation will continue to cool is not as high as it was at the start of the year, and that…
Woman becomes only the second patient ever to receive a pig kidney
Doctors have transplanted a pig kidney into a New Jersey woman who was near death, as part of a dramatic operation that also stabilized her failing heart. Lisa Pisano's combination…
Safety lapses contributed to patient attacks at Oregon State Hospital, a federal report says
Safety lapses at Oregon State Hospital have contributed to recent patient-on-patient attacks, a federal report on the state's safest inpatient psychiatric facility has found. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…
Health insurer Kaiser will notify millions of people about a data breach after sharing patient data with advertisers
US healthcare conglomerate Kaiser is notifying millions of current and former members of a data breach after confirming that it shared patient data with third-party advertisers including Google, Microsoft and…
