The percentage of kindergartners receiving religious exemptions from Massachusetts' vaccine law reached an all-time high in the 2018-19 school year, according to Massachusetts Department of Public Health data that dates back to 1987-88, reported WGBH.

A patient ill with a condition that can cause loss of a testicle had to wait nearly a day to undergo testing and surgery at Penn State Milton S. Hershey (Pa.) Medical Center, according to PennLive.com.

Nurses who serve students, geriatric patients and pregnant women convened to discuss ways to improve U.S. healthcare at a panel held July 24 at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing in Philadelphia, according to PhillyVoice.com.

The National Institutes of Health plans to form a network, supported by $155 million in grants, to drive research on addiction treatment for opioid use disorder in criminal justice settings.

Bright Health, a health insurer based in Minneapolis, will expand to 13 new markets in 2020, growing its product offerings by 300 percent year over year.

Shodair Children's Hospital resumed admissions after a weeklong pause spurred by the death of a 15-year-old patient at the Helena, Mont.-based facility, reports the Independent Record.

A patient was found dead in a bathroom at Houston-based Ben Taub Hospital's emergency department in April, according to a CMS report made public July 23 and cited by the Houston Chronicle.

Maine health officials on July 24 confirmed the state's first case of Powassan virus since 2017, reports the Portland Press Herald.

A history of falls and postoperative delirium are among four key factors that can help clinicians predict whether an older patient is able to return home, new research shows.

While most physicians believe self-care is important, many are unable to practice the amount of self-care they desire due to a lack of time and growing job demands, according to a survey conducted by The Harris Poll.