Annual Gallup poll has ranked nursing as America’s most-trusted profession for 21 consecutive years. Nurses’ ability to ensure their patients’ well-being is among the reasons why they rate the highest ...

LAWSUIT AGAINST ALDEN GROUP BRINGS NONPROFITS, PERSONAL INJURY LAWYERS TOGETHER: A diverse group of lawyers say they're coming together and seeking to represent virtually all the residents of six ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/51ad41/forensic_mental_he) has announced the addition of the "Forensic ...

As new abortion bans are enacted around the country, physicians working with pregnant patients are facing potential ethical and legal dilemmas. Even if a law allows for an exception when the life of ...

The Medical Ethics Defense Act, which went into effect in Tennessee in April, allows health care providers to refuse to perform or pay for a service if it goes against their religious or ethical ...

The 92 plaintiff nursing homes claim that elimination of their reimbursement for ongoing capital expenses, a cost-cutting amendment adopted by the Department of Health that targets homes in older ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Amberlyn Boiter worries that doctors in South Carolina now have a legal excuse to deny her health care. "I haven't felt comfortable going to a doctor in well over a year," says Boiter ...

The Alabama Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would exempt nursing mothers from jury duty for up to two years. SB76, amended to be known as Parker’s Law, was brought forth by Sen. April Weaver, ...