Health care

Lindsay Pfeffer was in the backyard with her children when her son was bitten by a rattlesnake and needed antivenom medicine. Then the bills came.

Some families with private insurance have been left behind by the major health care reforms of the last few years, putting them at risk of high medical bills after having babies.

Walmart will start delivering medications in six states, but it plans to offer prescription delivery in nearly every state by the end of January.

Nearly 2,400 mental health workers at Kaiser Permanente facilities across Southern California, including San Diego, are poised to strike Monday.

Hundreds of thousands of California health care workers will see a significant bump in their pay this week as a new minimum wage goes into effect.

Nearly 900 dialysis caregivers went on strike on Monday at various care clinics across California, including San Diego, reports NBC 7’s Todd Strain.

As open enrollment kicks off, employees should weigh what their employer is offering in the way of benefits and what it will cost.

For many patients, these medications have been life changing, or even lifesaving. Getting their hands on them, however, can be another experience entirely.

From life-saving cancer treatments to common antibiotics, over 300 medications are currently in short supply.

Dentists say unlicensed practitioners offering cheap dental veneers are putting patients at risk.

The U.S. ranks as the worst performer among 10 developed nations in critical areas of health care, according a report by The Commonwealth Fund on Thursday.

People in the U.S. die the youngest and experience the most avoidable deaths, despite spending much more on 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. 

Health care workers will picket outside Sharp Chula Vista Hospital Wednesday, as the third week of protests seeking to address what they describe as safety concerns and chronic low wages driving a staffing crisis continues.

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.