The United States health care system was deemed the worst overall compared to 10 similar nations, according to analysis from a leading health research nonprofit. “Mirror, Mirror 2024: A Portrait of ...

Dr. Peter Yu, physician-in-chief at the Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute, clearly does not rest on his laurels. While Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute has achieved what it terms a historic ...

Two moments in 2025 revealed how vulnerable the U.S. health care system has become. The first was quiet but consequential. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revised parts of its ...

Veterans Affairs aims to streamline care by reducing regions and removing a top role, but advocates warn changes risk ...

The assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson triggered a disturbing avalanche of sympathy for his accused killer, often laced with sarcasm about health insurance systems for prior review ...

The U.S. health care reimbursement system was built for a different era — one that prioritized high-stakes “cure” interventions over the nuanced “care” interventions better suited to the ongoing needs ...

Projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics said that nurse practitioners are the fastest-growing occupation in the country, with employment in the profession expected to grow 46% by 2031.

At some medical centers around Virginia, construction workers donning hard hats are nearly as prevalent this year as medical staff wearing scrubs. From smaller-scale renovations to new hospitals with ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Two Delaware Valley health care systems are considering a merger to form a larger ...