A respiratory infection has you feverish, coughing and wheezing -- severely enough to put you in the hospital. You're placed in a private room, which is fine. As sick as you feel, you only vaguely ...

At our core, people are social beings. Whether we are a part of a sports team, social group or professional society, we all have the need for some type of social network. These connections give us ...

BOSTON – In this time of isolation, it's especially lonely for hospital patients who can't see their loved ones due to coronavirus-related visitation restrictions. But a new idea that connects ...

A new study finds that patients who are moved into isolation during a hospital stay are nearly twice as likely to develop delirium, a potentially dangerous change in mental status that often affects ...

Loneliness can be a problem for older people, especially when they're in the hospital. Their children may have moved away. Spouses and friends may themselves be too frail to visit. So a California ...

In the unlikely event you're ever a patient in a U.S. hospital that's treating someone with Ebola, you'd probably be concerned about contagion. Infection prevention experts say most facilities -- ...

The newborn's father said his daughter has not shown any symptoms of coronavirus Georgia Slater is a staff editor on the Parents team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2018. Her work has ...