Public Health

Suicide is a growing problem in the U.S., with suicide death rates rising from 29,000 people in 1999 to 43,000 people in 2014, according to PBS. Yet many hospitals are ill-prepared to take in patients enduring psychiatric crises, with many…

East Houston Regional Medical Center was on lockdown following reported gunfire outside the facility's emergency department, though the lockdown has now been lifted, KHOU reports.

Two buildings at the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Kansas City were evacuated Monday after construction crews ruptured a gas line in the area, according to a KMBC news report.

California officials are seeking federal approval for a plan to allow undocumented immigrants to purchase health insurance on the state's Affordable Care Act exchange, reports The New York Times.

The U.S. Census Bureau released data Tuesday about health insurance in America from 2014 to 2016.

Progressive senators and activists want to ensure that Americans have access to a public option health plan, reports USA Today.

Mundelein, Ill.-based Medline, a medical supplies company, is joining the recovery efforts to help those affected by the severe flooding in Louisiana.

Health insurance markets in states where political leaders opposed the Affordable Care Act face increasing marketplace and exchange problems, the Los Angeles Times reports.

Opelika-based East Alabama Medical Center will hold a community flood relief drive for Louisiana hospital employees affected by flooding, according to Tuscaloosa News.

A dose of feel good to kick off the weekend.