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Almost half of Black D.C. residents live in medically underserved areas, the Washington Post reported. News4’s Eun Yang spoke with Post reporter Michael Brice-Saddler about the issue.

Medical credit cards and loans come with promises to ease the burden of medical debt, but you should think twice before signing up. News4 Consumer Reporter Susan Hogan reports.

A community healthcare fair in Annandale is celebrating the one year anniversary of a local coaching and consulting group. News4’s Derrick Ward reports.

New data show emergency room wait times in Maryland are the worst in the country, according to the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission. Advocacy group CASA held a rally Thursday to push for greater access to care for the immigrant community. CASA says many wait until their medical issue has progressed, then go to the ER, instead of getting…

New data show emergency room wait times in Maryland are the worst in the country. News4’s Darcy Spencer looks at the reasons why and what Prince George’s County is doing to address the problem.

Nearly 200 Kaiser Permanente union workers in the D.C. region are striking for better pay and improved staffing levels. News4’s Juliana Valencia has the latest on negotiations and healthcare impacts.

The strike would not include doctors and nurses, but would include medical technicians, pharmacists and optometrists.

The Prince George’s County Council’s Board of Health brought in leaders of four hospitals to look at emergency room wait times. There are complaints that patients are waiting for many hours to be seen in the ER. Those complaints are largely from University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center in Largo. “I am gravely concerned about this issue, and...

The Prince George’s County Council’s Board of Health brought in leaders of four hospitals to address look emergency room wait times. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports.

It’s been said that nurses are the backbones of hospitals — but there’s a nationwide shortage. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports on how Prince George’s County Community College is aiming to expand their nursing program.

Nurses from across the country say they are losing colleagues at alarming rates. They want action to improve working conditions before it’s too late. Investigative Reporter Ted Oberg has the News4 I-Team update.

Under a new contract, nurses at one of D.C.’s largest hospitals are getting more help. Investigative Reporter Ted Oberg breaks down what the new labor contract means for the care patients receive.

The I-Team reviewed nearly three years’ worth of complaints filed by unionized nurses in assignment despite objection (ADO) forms, which many unions use to document safety concerns on the job. News4’s I-Team Reporter Ted Oberg reports.

From complaints about unsafe shifts to an inability to provide adequate care, documents obtained by the News4 I-Team show the toll of the national nurse staffing crisis inside an area hospital.

After decades of failed attempts, Democrats this month passed legislation that aims to rein in the soaring costs of drugs for some in the United States.