Lack of Health Center

Medical errors and wasted time are other common problems, international survey finds

March of Dimes says 18 states plus Puerto Rico and District of Columbia get failing grades

Experts say soaring health costs and medical crises fuel many foreclosures, bankruptcies

Poorer access to care may play a role, experts say

Commonwealth Fund says both want to widen availability of health insurance, but by vastly different means

Doctors and nurses are taking a new, high-tech approach to prepare for the life-and-death situations they deal with every day.

Author Atul Gawande identifies critical ways that patients and families can take control of improving medical care.