Gov. Mike Braun directed IDOH to figure out ways the agency can improve compliance with state abortion laws. IDOH says it may ...

A framework developed by studying the Health Equity Accelerator at Boston Medical Center can help healthcare organizations ...

When legislative and executive branches of government forego their responsibilities to serve the public interest, the ...

A key advisory group vows to base decisions on evidence, boost confidence in vaccines and protect health. Experts fear the opposite is happening.

In a major positive step for global respiratory health, Member States at the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA), held May 19–27 ...

The Adams administration on Wednesday, however, said the policy was working as intended. “One year later, we are proud to stand here and say early results show our plan is working,” Adams said ...

In 2023, tuberculosis claimed approximately 1·3 million lives,1 providing a stark reminder of the persistent inequities and ...

Involuntary mental health commitment gets at one of society’s most delicate questions. Here's what patients, families and caregivers should know.

President Trump, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and others are pushing for expanded involuntary commitment and large-scale psychiatric confinement, frequently conflating ...

The practice is called involuntary commitment and the provision was passed by the State Senate late Wednesday and by the Assembly on Thursday. The issue is a major policy in the $254.3 billion ...

May 06, 2025 03:40 PM Cuomo's mental health agenda calls for supportive housing and involuntary commitment Ethan Geringer-Sameth Reprints Buck Ennis ...

Last week, New York’s governor and legislature settled on a budget for the fiscal year that technically began on April 1. One major sticking point was mental-health policy. Governor Kathy Hochul ...