Health

The Visalia-area hospital has less than 90 days of cash on hand as it tries to find a path forward amid ’devastating’ financial conditions.

RSV and the flu appear to be receding in the U.S., but COVID is on the rise, new data suggests, driven by holiday gatherings and an even more transmissible omicron subvariant that has become dominant.

Both counties were already experiencing a surge of patients with respiratory illnesses. But after the Madera hospital shut down, one county was left wondering what happens now and the other tending to more patients than it could handle.

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday finalized a rule change that broadens availability of abortion pills to many more pharmacies, including large chains and mail-order companies.

Faced with bankruptcy, services at Madera Community Hospital and its three rural clinics are set to shut down. First responders were already preparing for a deluge of emergencies associated with the looming closure.

Public health officials want more Americans to get the latest COVID vaccine booster. Only 35% of people over 65 have gotten the shot, though 75% of COVID deaths are among people in this age group.

The only general hospital in rural Madera County will close, in a move that is expected to trigger negative effects on residents relying on its medical care.

A new report shows the pandemic and the overdose crisis helped push down the average life expectancy in the U.S. for a second year in a row.

Walgreens will limit online orders of children's fever and pain medicine to six items "to help support availability and avoid excess purchases." At CVS stores, purchases will be limited to two.

The Biden administration is moving to make it easier for Americans with opioid addiction to gain access to medical treatments proven to save lives.