Under the Lawrence County School System’s new attendance policy, doctor’s notes will no longer excuse an absence. Students ...

A local school district said doctor’s notes will no longer excuse your child’s absence. The Lawrence County School System ...

A Middle Tennessee kitten that was recently found injured has found a new home. The Portland Police Department reports that the suspects accused of throwing fireworks at children on bikes before the ...

Illinois employers can generally require employees to provide a doctor’s note to excuse sick time, in some cases, if the ...

A medical board is hearing testimony in Dr. Attique Samdani's case after his license was suspended following allegations of inappropriate touching from two women.

South Shore Health's Dr. Todd Ellerin says FDA-approved at-home tests are trustworthy and can be used by patients on their own. Ellerin encourages people to still visit a physician even after ...

Dr. Chris Eberlein, an emergency medical physician at Emplify by Gundersen, has been at the forefront of combating the opioid epidemic in La Crosse.

Canadian doctors say reducing paperwork like writing sick notes could help free up more of their time to spend with patients, which could be one small step to helping ease the health-care crisis.

A doctor's recommendation is just the first step toward obtaining a medical marijuana patient ID card, which is necessary to buy marijuana from retail dispensaries. Need a break?

A Chongqing doctor recently received a thank-you note from a foreign patient praising her exceptional medical services, reflecting how the southwestern municipality's healthcare system is ...

Dr. Marc Kennedy, a gastroenterologist and hepatologist at Aurora Health Care, has heard it all when it comes to excuses for avoiding a colorectal cancer screening. According to the American ...

A doctor is calling out health insurance companies after receiving a letter from UnitedHealthcare claiming they could not cover a $12 allergy shot a patient got three years before.