A Tennessee mother wanted to end her high-risk pregnancy, but doctors feared prosecution

From obesity to diabetes, how startling discoveries about the womb are changing the way we think about health

When the contractions come and you’ve got a two-hour mountain drive to the hospital, who are you going to call?

Some experts say that increasing prenatal tests will prevent many stillbirths. The medical community is uncertain

Nearly 1 in 7 older adults die within a year of undergoing major surgery, according to a new study

Evidence reviewed at Stanford shows that kind medical care can lead to faster healing

The entire system needs to embrace both maternal and infant health as one, experts say

Health care workers don’t need patronizing praise. They need resources, federal support, and for us to stay healthy

"What if [the patient] gets a blood clot? What if she needs a cesarean section?" asks one Ohio doctor

This summer thousands of med school graduates will be unleashed on unsuspecting patients, and I know why the public should be scared.

Scales and BMI measurements are a flawed way of looking at our health. The case for ditching them

The emergency is over in 45 minutes, but this patient has taken a piece of my heart with him

One hospital and hundreds of churches race to heal America's most impoverished city -- and save money too

Salon spoke with nurses and other frontline workers who say their safety is threatened by negligent employers

After Dobbs, one national story became fifty different stories in every state