When my family moved to New Hampshire going into my freshman year of high school, Dr. C. Everett Koop, President Ronald Reagan’s surgeon general, became my neighbor. As an aspiring doctor, I took ...

UnitedHealth, the parent company of the insurer Thompson led, is a publicly traded for-profit company. As such, its executives, and the board of directors that hire them, are legally required to act ...

Woodlawn Utility District, which provides water to about 4,000 households in west Montgomery County, is proposing to stop ...

Americans have a loneliness problem. New research shows that many adults in the United States experience loneliness, and rates are even higher among young adults. The problem is serious enough that ...

David Felsen, MD, MPH (82) of Great Cacapon, W.Va., passed away November 26, 2024 while prepping for his favorite holiday of ...

How Much Does a Surgeon Make? Surgeons made a median salary of $239,200 in 2022. The best-paid 25% made $239,200 that year, while the lowest-paid 25% made $136,270. How Much Do Surgeons Make in ...

Daniel Chang, Florida correspondent, covers Florida and the South. He joined KFF Health News in 2022 after 22 years at the Miami Herald, where his health care reporting focused on access to care for ...

Former surgeon-general C. Everett Koop, who held the job from 1982 to 1989, gained prominence for seeking to break the stigma of speaking about Aids at a time when the president who appointed him ...

Fox News contributor Janette Nesheiwat, meanwhile, is set to be the nation's next surgeon general.Some of Makary's views align closely with the man who is poised to be his boss — prominent ...