Alaska is the most expensive state to have a baby, according to an analysis by QuoteWizard, part of LendingTree. 

Inflation increased more quickly in some cities than others over the past year. 

Washington, D.C., has the highest amount of monkeypox vaccines per 100,000 people, but only accounts for 3 percent of the nation's infections. New York, which has the second largest supply, has six times less. 

NYU Langone Hospitals in New York City earned the No. 1 spot on U.S. News & World Report's "2022-23 Best Hospitals for Neurology and Neurosurgery" ranking. 

Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston earned the No. 1 spot on U.S. News & World Report's 2022-23 Best Hospitals for Obstetrics and Gynecology ranking released July 26. 

Hawaii earned the top spot for women's healthcare on a ranking by SmartAsset, while Mississippi ranked the lowest.

CMS updated its Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings on July 28, and 12 of U.S. News & World Report's 2022-23 20 Honor Roll hospitals received a five-star rating. 

West Virginia has the highest drug overdose death rate of any state, according to the most recent data available from the CDC. 

Healthgrades identified 145 hospitals as the recipients of 2022 National Leaders in Obstetrics & Gynecology awards on Aug. 2.

Residents of Rhode Island receive the best healthcare in the country, while those in Mississippi receive the worst, according to an analysis by WalletHub, a personal finance website. 

On July 26, U.S. News and World Report released its best hospitals rankings for 2022-23, which compared about 5,000 hospitals nationwide in 15 adult specialties and 20 procedures and conditions.

COVID-19 has disproportionately affected women. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many women were forced to leave their workplace roles to make arrangements for other things, like childcare, and some still have not returned due to lack of opportunities and low pay, Forbes reported July 26. 

CMS updated its Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings on July 27, recognizing 192 hospitals with one star.

CMS updated its Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings for 2022, giving 429 hospitals a rating of five stars.

Hawaii is the best state for healthcare in the U.S. and West Virginia is the worst, according to an analysis by MoneyGeek, a personal finance technology company. 

On July 26, U.S. News & World Report released its 2022-23 rankings for the top hospitals in the U.S. 

For the seventh consecutive year, Mayo Clinic earned the top spot in the U.S. News & World Report best hospitals rankings.

U.S. News & World Report temporarily moved some medical schools to the "unranked" category of its Best Graduate Schools rankings after discrepancies in data were identified.

Madison, Wis., topped Livability.com's ninth annual list of Top 100 Best Places to Live.

Twelve health systems were named to the Disability Equality Index's list of the best places to work for disability inclusion in 2022.