health care

In North Carolina, a state hard hit by the national crisis of medical debt, Terry Belk has spent 20 years struggling to get free of “this … anvil I’m dragging around.”

Notice something odd on a medical bill? Don’t let it slide. 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new guidance on managing pain during IUD insertion, but doctors say the updated advice is just the first step.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new guidelines for physicians regarding pain management during IUD insertion.

A couple sues an Atlanta hospital that allegedly lost part of a patient’s skull after it was removed during brain surgery, NBC News reports.

Taxpayers are expected to save billions after the Biden administration inked deals with pharmaceutical companies to knock down the lists prices for 10 of Medicare’s costliest drugs.

Unexpectedly high medical bills are common in the United States, but there are ways to get relief.

In a series of TikTok videos, the rugby star has documented her preventative care journey, including getting a Pap smear, eye exam, a new pair of glasses and a dental appointment with X-rays — all for free, courtesy of the Olympic Village.

Eight employers who challenged some federal health insurance requirements cannot be forced to provide no-cost coverage for certain types of preventive care, including HIV prep and some kinds of cancer screenings, a federal appeals court in New Orleans ruled Friday.

Local experts say there are only about 2,000 active cardiac surgeons in the country right now and in some other places, like Haiti, that number is zero. Tahera Rahman reports Baylor Scott & White Hospital is partnering with a charity organization to get Haitians the life-saving surgeries they need.

The founder and CEO of a California-based telehealth company was arrested and charged on Thursday for her involvement in an alleged scheme to distribute Adderall over the internet and commit healthcare fraud.

Students from West Dallas got a first glimpse today at what could be a life-changing opportunity. NBC 5’s Education reporter Wayne Carter discusses the goals for the first students to attend a healthcare-focused high school.

Students from West Dallas got a first glimpse at what could be a life-changing opportunity as Uplift Education, Baylor Scott & White and billionaire Mike Bloomberg team up to open a healthcare-focused high school next year.

Students from West Dallas got a first glimpse today at would could be a life-changing opportunity — as Uplift Education and Baylor Scott & White prepare to open a healthcare-focused high school next year.
NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter tells us about the goals for students thanks to the new school.

A report published Monday from the research group Rand Corp. found that in 2022, the prices hospitals charged to private and employer-based insurance providers were, on average, 254% higher than what Medicare would have paid for the same services. 

Health insurance doesn’t necessarily protect patients from medical debt.

Roughly 100,000 immigrants who were brought to the U.S. are expected to enroll in the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance next year.

The deal would allow J&J to resolve the lawsuits through a third bankruptcy filing of a subsidiary company, LTL Management. 

Three clinics opened in Houston earlier this month and others were scheduled to open this week in DeSoto and Fort Worth.

A North Texas teen got to experience something similar to the NFL draft thanks to a global healthcare company.