(WSPA) – How closely do you look at your medical bills? If you don’t know your rights, you may not know when to question a bill. In this 7NEWS Consumer Exclusive, the key step every patient should ...

Patients’ rights constitute a foundational element of quality healthcare, ensuring respect, dignity and fairness in the delivery of medical services. At its core, the concept is designed to empower ...

As physicians at one of the largest public hospitals in the country, we have left some patient interactions feeling demoralized. This occurs most often when it is clear that medical interventions are ...

Medical errors are an unfortunate reality in healthcare systems worldwide, including Australia. Despite our advanced medical practices, mistakes can and do happen - sometimes with devastating ...

ICE agents monitored a detained Salvadoran woman 24/7 in local hospitals, and pressured her to self-discharge against doctor’s orders. While detained patients have legal rights to private medical care ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Lori Brand Patient Bill of Rights, a bill inspired by one family's struggles with access to their loved one during the COVID-19 pandemic, will soon become state law. FOX23 told you ...

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) confirmed Tuesday that it turned over transgender patients’ medical records to the Tennessee attorney general as part of an investigation into medical ...

California is advising health care providers not to write down patients’ immigration status on bills and medical records and telling them they don’t have to assist federal agents in arrests. Some ...

Sexual abuse by healthcare professionals is a global issue, yet its true prevalence remains difficult to determine due to widespread under-reporting. [Courtesy] In light of increasing reports of ...