SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois residents with terminal illnesses may choose to end their lives on their own terms under a law Gov. JB Pritzker signed Friday. The Medical Aid in Dying act takes ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law on Friday allowing some adults with a terminal illness to take their own lives with medical help. Senate Bill 1950, or the Medical Aid ...

The mere mention of a doctor’s visit can make a child’s face fall. For many children, clinics and hospitals are intimidating places filled with unfamiliar sights and sounds, which can easily lead to ...

To better understand which social media platforms Americans use, Pew Research Center surveyed 5,022 U.S. adults from Feb. 5 to June 18, 2025. SSRS conducted this National Public Opinion Reference ...

The authors are medical experts at the University of Pennsylvania. Who gets to be a doctor in America is about to change. An under-discussed component of President Trump’s big, beautiful domestic ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a pioneering method to mend damaged hearts without open-heart surgery, an advance that could one day transform the treatment of heart failure. The new approach ...

Experts weigh in on the benefits and harms. By Simar Bajaj For better or worse, many people are asking artificial intelligence chatbots for health information and advice. According to a June 2024 poll ...

There's an estimated $195 billion of medical debt in America. But just because a medical bill comes in the mail doesn't mean you have to pay that exact price. For a lot of people in the U.S., a ...

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (WCMH) — The Chillicothe paper mill is set to be repurposed after Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) announced the mill’s new owners on Friday afternoon. A source told NBC4 on Thursday that U ...

Artificial intelligence tools are now used in a variety of different ways in Michigan Medicine’s emergency department, from helping physicians give feedback to detecting patients at higher risk for ...