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Michigan health officials investigate multiple cases of gastrointestinal illness
Michigan health officials are investigating multiple cases of a gastrointestinal illness caused by a microscopic parasite, and they say the infected people reported…
Jul 19, 2019 18:25 UTC Health-Care Read More

Hamilton and Burlington health providers apply to be first in Ontario to reinvent care
Hamilton and Burlington organizations want to be among the first to adopt a major overhaul of the health care system by the Progressive Conservative…
Jul 19, 2019 03:12 UTC Health-Care Read More

"If you like your plan, you can keep it." Biden's health pitch invokes Obama's troubled claim
Joe Biden invoked a risky — and familiar — phrase to sell his health care plan. At an AARP event in Iowa, Biden told voters he'd create a government insurance…
Jul 18, 2019 16:26 UTC Health-Care Read More

State of emergency, Part 2: Why Ontario badly needs more ER nurses
ANALYSIS: Hospital administrators see them as expendable. But nurses provide care and bring order to chaos — and our hospitals don't have enough of them.
Jul 18, 2019 14:33 UTC Health-Care Read More

Allegheny County Board of Health approves $300K for asthma study, $90K for trees
Doctors and researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health and UPMC Children's Hospital received a $300000 grant from the Allegheny…
Jul 17, 2019 21:21 UTC Health-Care Read More

Health insurance idea born at U-M could help millions of Americans spend less for the care they need most
ANN ARBOR—Millions of Americans with chronic conditions could save money on the drugs and medical services they need the most, if their health insurance…
Jul 17, 2019 17:13 UTC Health-Care Read More

CMS Finding New Ways to Penalize Home Health Providers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is finding new ways to penalize home health providers. In its proposed payment rule for 2020 released last…
Jul 17, 2019 16:34 UTC Health-Care Read More

Skin sensors are the future of health care
Thin, flexible, wireless monitoring systems could make medicine more predictive and personalized, argue Shuai Xu, Arun Jayaraman and John A. Rogers.
Jul 17, 2019 11:01 UTC Health-Care Read More

Travis County Included In Federal Plan To Address Growing Number Of HIV Cases
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention met with other health care leaders in Austin on Tuesday to discuss the need for "disruptive"
Jul 17, 2019 01:18 UTC Health-Care Read More

Local doctors get training necessary to prescribe opioid treatment
SAN ANTONIO – Local doctors are working to give more people access to opioid treatment, and it all starts with giving doctors more access. A drug called…
Jul 16, 2019 21:59 UTC Health-Care Read More

Kaiser Faces Strike Threat From 85,000 Service Workers
Kaiser Permanente, one of the largest not-for-profit health systems in the United States, is facing the serious threat of a national strike by unions that represent…
Jul 16, 2019 20:30 UTC Health-Care Read More

Exclusive: Trump to order drive for improved flu vaccine
President Donald Trump is readying an executive order that would direct HHS to overhaul the development of flu vaccine and encourage more Americans to get…
Jul 16, 2019 20:00 UTC Health-Care Read More

Why Is Healthcare So Expensive? How Mental Health Stigma Drives The Cost Of Therapy & Psych Meds
It's well known that therapy is often expensive, but here are the deeper reasons mental health stigma and our society's lack of awareness drive the costs of…
Jul 16, 2019 14:33 UTC Health-Care Read More

3rd confirmed measles case in El Paso as disease resurges after 25-year absence
The number of confirmed measles cases in El Paso grew to three on Monday, marking what local health officials said was the first resurgence of the…
Jul 15, 2019 22:38 UTC Health-Care Read More

McLeod Health to launch Cerner EHR at 4 more hospitals
Florence, S.C.-based McLeod Health will roll out a Cerner EHR at four more of its hospitals in September, according to SC Now.
Jul 15, 2019 19:48 UTC Health-Care Read More

Gilead Sciences raises stake in Galapagos as part of $5.1B deal
The two companies have partnered with each other previously on a drug to treat rheumatoid arthritis.
Jul 14, 2019 17:16 UTC Health-Care Read More

Health + Tech Improving hospital business processes with IT
The opportunities for the development and use of technology in healthcare are vast. Knowing how to apply the technology to make hospitals a consumer-friendly…
Jul 14, 2019 05:17 UTC Health-Care Read More

How smartwatches could save lives by 'revolutionising' health care
Their popularity is booming across the world. But devices such as the Apple Watch could become much more than just the latest trendy gadget. Within a few…
Jul 14, 2019 04:23 UTC Health-Care Read More

GMP Securities reveals its top Canadian Health Care and Tech picks
Looking for a stock that will gain at least 20 per cent over the next year? Look no further than GMP Securities. On Wednesday, GMP released a list of its highest…
Jul 12, 2019 17:31 UTC Health-Care Read More

3 'medical conditions' no longer recognized by doctors
Medical research has changed how doctors diagnose conditions for the better. Read this Spotlight feature to find out about the top three "medical conditions" that…
Jul 12, 2019 16:03 UTC Health-Care Read More

1st reported measles case in Ohio confirmed by Department of Health
This is the first confirmed measles case in the Buckeye State since 2017, ODH says.
Jul 12, 2019 15:41 UTC Health-Care Read More

RPS calls for greater pharmacist involvement in tackling type 2 diabetes
Integrating pharmacists as part of diabetes healthcare teams could "dramatically improve the health of patients", according to a major policy report. The Royal…
Jul 12, 2019 11:26 UTC Health-Care Read More

How patient records from one Boston hospital fueled explosion in AI
More than 12000 researchers hailing from more than 70 countries have been granted access to the MIMIC patient database since 2009.
Jul 12, 2019 08:37 UTC Health-Care Read More

Lunds & Byerlys to Close All 14 Pharmacies July 11, 2019
Lunds & Byerlys is shuttering all 14 of its pharmacies, the company announced Thursday. In a statement, the company said the decision stems from “significant…
Jul 11, 2019 22:55 UTC Health-Care Read More

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VPS Health Care | Our Leading Doctors Visiting Ghana. VPS Healthcare is one of the largest integrated healthcare *service* provider with over 23 State of Art…
Jul 11, 2019 19:02 UTC Health-Care Read More

Houston Methodist Primary Care Group announces plans to open in Tomball
Houston Methodist Primary Care Group will open in the Tomball Marketplace, located at the southwest corner of Hwy. 249 and FM 2920, in September,…
Jul 11, 2019 18:14 UTC Health-Care Read More

CVS expands $59 telehealth video visits to Arkansas
CVS Health, the largest pharmacy health care provider in the United States, announced Wednesday that MinuteClinic, the company's retail medical clinic, has…
Jul 11, 2019 11:38 UTC Health-Care Read More