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Fewer than half of rural hospitals have labor and delivery units and the number keeps dropping. It’s forcing pregnant women to travel longer distances for care.

Supply problems and insurance complications have made it difficult for many patients to start and stay on new prescription medications used to treat obesity.

The new plan is designed to deal with a shortage of healthcare workers in schools — but the DC Nurses Association says they’re concerned about its impact on students. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.

Some nurses and parents are unhappy with the new model put into place by DC Public Schools to try and deal with a shortage of healthcare workers.

D.C. Public Schools now has one nurse for every four schools, rather than one registered nurse at each school. News4’s Joseph Olmo explains why nurses and parents are concerned by the change.

An association that lobbies for health care facilities says President Joe Biden’s decision to require nursing homes to comply with federal rules on staffing levels will cost them billions of dollars.

Whitman-Walker Health’s new Max Robinson Center will provide physical, emotional and dental healthcare to the community.

Whitman-Walker Health’s new Max Robinson Center will provide physical, emotional and dental health care to the community. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

Customers are increasingly using social media to air their complaints across all industries, and companies are paying attention

The initiatives out Friday include a crackdown on scam insurance plans, new guidance to prevent surprise medical bills and an effort to reduce medical debt tied to credit cards.

About 1.5 million people have lost Medicaid coverage in more than two dozen states as a post-coronavirus pandemic purge of the rolls gets underway. Data analyzed by The Associated Press show some states have dropped coverage for more than half the people whose eligibility cases were decided in April or May. States were prohibited from removing people from Medicaid during...

The Biden administration is appealing a federal judge’s ruling that would eliminate Obamacare’s requirement that most insurers cover some types of preventive care at no extra cost.

Black Americans endure medical racism, bias and inattentive care and are far more likely to get sick and die from common ailments.

A Prince George’s County councilmember wants to study the county’s nurse-to-patient ratio and address hospital staffing shortages. News4’s Dominique Moody reports.

Research suggests that 70% of people are not forthcoming with their doctors, which can be dangerous — even life-threatening — in two major ways, psychiatrist Dr. Joshua Weiner told News4’s Eun Yang.

Nurses around the D.C. region say they’re dealing with a risk they never expected: workplace violence often at the hands of the very patients they’re caring for. Investigative Reporter Tracee Wilkins and the News4 I-Team look at how some hospitals are trying to keep their employees safe from the growing stress that impacts everyone.

Maryland lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to expanding procedures relating to gender-affirming care that are covered by the state’s Medicaid program.

A Maryland father says an experimental treatment using the hallucinogenic chemical found in magic mushrooms helped him manage his debilitating depression as he battled cancer. Evan Craig said he was willing to try anything to climb out of the deep depression he was in after he was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. Craig participated in a clinical trial at…

A Maryland father says an ingredient found in magic mushrooms helped treat his debilitating depression as he battled cancer. News4’s Eun Yang reports.

President Joe Biden urged military veterans on Friday to take advantage of new healthcare opportunities under legislation that he signed in August. He promoted the aid as he visited a Delaware National Guard facility named for his late son, Beau.