President Obama on Friday tweeted about his​ decision to require hospitals that accept Medicare​ and Medicaid payments from the U.S. government let​ pati...

Obama has instructed the Health and Human Services​ Department to draft rules requiring federally​ subsidized hospitals to grant all patients the​ right ...

President Obama has asked the Department of Health​ and Human Services to establish a rule that would​ prevent hospitals from denying visitation​ privile...

Gays and lesbians often are denied such rights​ because they are not blood relatives or legally​ married to their partners

Dole is said to be undergoing extensive physical​ therapy from a knee surgery at Walter Reed Army​ Medical Center.

Former first lady Barbara Bush is expected to be​ released from a Houston hospital where she's​ been undergoing tests since she was admitted last​ w...

Former first lady Barbara Bush was admitted​ Saturday to a hospital in Texas for routine​ testing, a spokeswoman said.

Barbara Bush has been admitted to a Houston​ hospital.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife has​ been released from a Virginia hospital, where she​ was taken after being seriously injured in a​ traff...