Many experts believe that so-called "apology laws"—which allow doctors to apologize to patients for an error without that admission being used against them in court—might help reduce malpractice lawsuits. But an analysis published earlier this year in the Stanford Law Review shows they could have the opposite effect.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday signed into law a bill to eliminate religious exemptions for vaccine immunizations, in today's bite-sized hospital and health industry news from Colorado, New York, and Pennsylvania.
While Americans might think they understand the health conditions that could kill them, a review of 2016 Google searches finds that, relatively speaking, hardly anyone was looking up the leading cause of death.
Three pharmaceutical companies and the Association of National Advertisers on Friday filed a lawsuit challenging HHS' final rule to require drugmakers to disclose their products' list prices in consumer-directed television advertisements.
Experts warn that the technology designed to help you better understand your sleeping habits could actually worsen your insomnia, Karen Zraick and Sarah Mervosh report for the New York Times.
