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On Friday at 11:53 p.m. the National Weather Service issued a tornado watch in effect until Saturday at midnight for Bucks, ...

The provincial government is hoping new hospital emergency room data is the beginning of a trend towards shorter wait times.

Cheyenne Regional Medical Center has challenged a lawsuit from the family of a 7-year-old girl, who died after being ...

On Friday at 5:04 p.m. a tornado watch was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until Saturday at midnight for ...

Termination without cause’ is a common provision in employment contracts. Here’s what you need to know to protect your career ...

New research reinforces concerns that people experiencing TIAs don't respond quickly enough to their symptoms.

Mary Hull's husband died in the emergency room but no one signed the death certificate. That changed after she got KENS 5 involved.

Women's heart attack symptoms look nothing like movies. Jaw pain, exhaustion, nausea - not chest pain kills women.

Medication mistakes — where the wrong drug or the wrong dosage is given to a patient — are among the most common errors in ...

Tammy Takara thought she had the flu. Instead she contracted the disease rising across Ventura County — valley fever.

But legislators have also been making changes. In January, an Illinois law went into effect forbidding credit bureaus from factoring in medical debt in credit reports and scores. That follows a policy ...