Pileup of about 70 vehicles on Interstate 70 in Colorado sends 8 to the hospital

DENVER — Crashes involving about 70 vehicles snarled a section of a snowy Colorado highway Tuesday and sent eight people to the hospital. The pileup prompted officials to close the eastbound side of Interstate 70 in Clear Creek County, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) west of Denver, Colorado State Patrol said in a statement. Officials … Read more

Ex-psychiatric hospital employees charged with criminal negligence in patient’s death

WASHINGTON — Three former employees of a privately operated psychiatric hospital in the nation’s capital have been charged with criminal negligence in the death of a patient, the city’s top federal prosecutor said Wednesday. The three former employees of the Psychiatric Institute of Washington failed to provide adequate medical care to the patient before he … Read more

Former New Jersey hospital employee allegedly stole $2.5 million worth of medical supplies

A former surgical technician is charged with stealing $2.5 million worth of medical supplies from a hospital in New Jersey and then reselling them in South Carolina, officials said Monday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Marci M. Staub, 44, a former employee of Cooper University … Read more

Family of young ICU patient who died while in the care of a ‘teledoctor’ sues hospital

The family of a University of Connecticut dental student who died in an intensive care unit overseen remotely by a “teledoctor” in his final hours has accused the hospital of negligence in a wrongful death lawsuit filed last month. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Conor … Read more

Tori Spelling and seven children taken to hospital after car accident

Tori Spelling and several children were taken to the hospital following a car crash last week, the actor’s spokesperson confirmed to NBC News. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The spokesperson also confirmed that the “Beverly Hills, 90210” star, 52, was driving with seven kids in … Read more

Supreme Court Justice Alito treated for dehydration at hospital in previously undisclosed March 20 incident

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was treated for dehydration at a hospital after a previously undisclosed March 20 incident in Philadelphia, sources told Fox News.  He was not admitted and returned home the same night without complications. Alito, 76, attended a Federalist Society dinner that evening and … Read more

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey released from hospital after undergoing minor procedure

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey was released from the hospital Thursday after undergoing a procedure to remove fluid pressing against her lung. Ivey, 81, is recovering at the Governor’s Mansion after staying two nights at a hospital in Montgomery, her office said. She will work from the residence and is expected to be … Read more

Hospital costs are rising far faster than inflation and drowning Americans in debt

Stricken with severe abdominal pain, Randy Slaughter spent three days at a nonprofit hospital in College Station, Texas, in April 2024. But doctors couldn’t determine the cause and sent him home, Slaughter said, advising him to change his diet. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. His … Read more

Florida hospital drops lawsuit against woman who refused to leave the facility

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida hospital has dropped its lawsuit seeking to evict a patient who refused to vacate a room for months after she was discharged because, the hospital said, she finally left. Tallahassee Memorial Hospital filed the lawsuit this month requesting an injunction to force the woman to leave room 373 and authorizing … Read more