Naresh Tinani loves his job as a perfusionist at a hospital in Saskatchewan’s capital. To him, monitoring patient blood levels, heart beat and body temperature during cardiac surgeries and intensive ...

If the oxygen masks come down when you’re on an airplane, you’re supposed to put on your own before assisting somebody else. If you pass out, you can’t help anyone — in fact, you’ll be in need of aid, ...

David and Marcia Elder packed their bags anticipating a month-long stay at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., when David went in for a bone-marrow transplant in late February, as part of his ...

Finding an aide to help an older person stay at home safely takes work. Here’s a guide. By Reed Abelson Most older Americans want to live at home as long as they can, but finding and affording the ...

Republican lawmakers and the White House have unloaded on one another as post-shutdown tension over policy and performance spreads across Capitol Hill. By Carl Hulse A small cadre of politically ...

Amazon is now offering discounted subscriptions to primary care. Ayesha Rascoe talks to healthcare writer Bruce Japsen about what ventures like these signal for patients. Last week, Amazon announced a ...

Some people assume that Medicare will cover long-term care, such as a stay in a nursing home. But in reality, it doesn't cover much long-term care. So if you're planning for yourself, or caring for an ...