Black women are more likely to die of maternal complications than any other race. Statistically, Black women are three- to four times more likely to die from childbirth than white women and have the ...

A social worker, she became a Democratic Party insider and joined President Bill Clinton’s cabinet during his second term.

The "Sacred Twenty" were the trailblazing first women to serve in the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps, setting a profound precedent in military and medical fields. This pioneering group included Esther Voorhees ...

From life-saving surgery to nursing school, Nija Butler and her daughter Ambrealle Brown defy the odds together.

Missteps, Equipment Problems and a Common but Risky Practice Led to a Fatal Crash New details revealed by The Times show the complex failures on Jan. 29 before an Army helicopter crashed into a je ...