In Medical Helicopter Crashes Stir Concern the New York Times raises doubts about the safety of air ambulances, and suggests that for-profit companies, especially publicly traded ones, may be a key factor. Sixteen people have died this year in seven crashes, which involved eight helicopters, according to federal data. Thirteen [...]

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A spokesman for Angelina Jolie on Tuesday said the actress is "doing great" following reports that she has checked into a hospital in Nice, France, ahead of the birth of twins.[...]

Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland is eliminating 84 jobs, mostly from its outpatient operations in Oakland, in part as a result of a growing gap between cost of providing services and reimbursement through the state's Medi-Cal program.[...]

A security guard looks on. Image: NYCLU On June 19, a woman collapsed and lay face down on the floor of the waiting room at a Brooklyn hospital for an hour before anyone checked on her. By that time, she was dead. Kings County Hospital disclosed the event the next [...]

Two powerful health trade groups will begin airing dueling ads this week in their fight over Medicare, hoping to influence Congress as lawmakers face pressure to reverse scheduled cuts in doctor fees. Read More Permalink[...]

The new chief executive of Roche has embraced a broadening of the Swiss pharmaceutical group's focus from hospital-based medicines to primary care treatments[...]