Experts also warn the boarding issue will worsen as the number of people 65 and older in the U.S. with dementia grows in the coming decades. Hospital bed capacity in the U.S. may not keep up. Between ...

"Rather than make frivolous cuts under pressure, we must adequately understand the potential consequences of these choices," writes one stakeholder. Another: "I worked for 40 years in the field, and ...

A Massachusetts maternity ward has seen a spike in nurses diagnosed with brain tumors - as staff fear conditions are making them sick. Workers at Newton-Wellesley Hospital have been struck with ...

Newton (Mass.)-Wellesley Hospital is investigating a possible cluster of tumor cases among longtime nurses who work in the maternal care ward, CBS News reported April 1. One nurse told CBS that up ...

The Greater Accra Regional Hospital has announced plans for a mass burial of 70 unclaimed bodies that have remained in its mortuary for over nine months. In a public notice published in the ...

If the Trump administration gets its wish, Arizona could be largely on its own during a mass emergency, a contingency that could invite complacency and lack of preparation by state and local ...

A hospital in Tokyo’s Sumida Ward opened a “baby hatch” for parents to anonymously leave newborn infants in the care of social welfare agencies. The baby hatch at San-ikukai Hospital is the second ...

Former McLaren Formula 1 driver Jochen Mass has suffered a medical emergency. The 79-year-old will be stepping back from all public engagements while he recovers. Mass' family confirmed that his ...

The 78-year-old’s family confirmed he is stepping back from public engagements “for the foreseeable future” following a recent “medical emergency.” A statement posted on Mass’ social m ...

Martinez/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK Former McLaren driver Jochen Mass suffered a "medical emergency," according ... that led him to be flown to a hospital. Still, sadly, he was taken ...

in pain from their illness or wounds, some standing while others sit on the hard hospital floor. They’re all waiting long hours to be treated or to be admitted into a government hospital ward.

But for the thousands who remain and their families — some here in Massachusetts – hope of a legal pathway has dissolved into scenes of uncertainty. Kruger Castro and her fellow volunteers can ...