Tag: doctor

A proposed law could force California health insurers to explain claim denials

When Colleen Henderson’s three-year-old daughter complained of pain while using the bathroom, doctors brushed it off as a urinary tract infection or...

Why I make my husband come to all my OB-GYN appointments

Ayanna Miller, 29, is TODAY’s multiplatform editor. She has PCOS and endometriosis, two conditions that can be difficult to diagnose and manage. After...

Commentary: This cancer vaccine should spare future generations from ordeals like my wife's

Just five months after giving birth to our third (and final) child in 2015, my wife experienced something odd: Her smile became...

Doctor surrenders license after allegations that he sexually abused patients and employees

A longtime internist who founded a chain of Southern California clinics has surrendered his medical license after an accusation from the state...

Abcarian: UnitedHealthcare's chief executive was shot dead. Why did thousands react with glee?

The apparent assassination of UnitedHealthcare Chief Executive Brian Thompson on a Midtown Manhattan sidewalk Wednesday has unleashed an extraordinary outpouring of emotion....

Button batteries pose deadly risks to children. Doctors want them to be made safer

The round batteries, small as buttons and shiny as coins, are prized for the energy they pack at their size. In households,...