Category: 5. Health
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Jamie Foxx Reveals Surprise Brain Bleed, But Strokes In Younger Patients Are Rising
Jamie Foxx shared with an audience that he has recovered from a life threatening brain bleed in … [+] April 2023. The brain bleed was marked by a severe headache followed by amnesia for 20 days. He has completed a successful rehabilitation… Continue Reading
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What Does Future Hold For Affordable Care Act And Medicaid Under Trump
WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA: Republican President-elect, Donald Trump, arrives to speak during an … [+] election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center on November 5th, 2024. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Getty Images It’s… Continue Reading
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Mess With Medicare Payment And Physicians Will Fight Back
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 25: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. listens as he is introduced by Rabbi Shmuley … [+] Boteach during the World Values Network’s Presidential candidate series on July 25, 2023. Getty Images Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect… Continue Reading
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Authorities probe whether presumptive bird flu case is connected to raw milk
Public health authorities are seeking to determine if a Marin County, California, child stricken with flu could have potentially contracted the illness by drinking infected raw milk that was subject to a recall. Continue Reading
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Infectious diseases killed Victorian children at alarming rates — their novels highlight the fragility of public health today
Modern medicine has enabled citizens of wealthy, industrialized nations to forget that children once routinely died in shocking numbers. Teaching 19th-century English literature, I regularly encounter gutting depictions of losing a child,… Continue Reading
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More Signs Emerge Hospital Labor Woes Subsiding Post-Pandemic
Aon says “more U.S. hospitals are reporting steady or lower employee turnover after bolstering pay … [+] and benefits to help attract and retain talent.” getty Labor woes that have dogged hospitals and health systems across the U.S. could be… Continue Reading
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These Entrepreneurs Are Using AI To Fight Health Insurance Claims Denials
Claimable cofounders (left to right) Zach Veigulis, Alicia Graham and Warris Bokhari Beau Grealy for Claimable Health insurers use AI to approve or deny claims. Now patients are getting access to AI-driven tools to fight back. UnitedHealthcare,… Continue Reading
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Some countries have eliminated malaria, but cases are growing elsewhere
The world has made progress toward eliminating malaria, with 44 countries and one territory (La Réunion) certified as malaria-free. Egypt, where malaria has existed since at least the time of the pharaohs, joined the malaria-free list… Continue Reading
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Walgreens In Talks To Go Private
Walgreens Boots Alliance is considering a sale to private equity firm Sycamore Partners, according … [+] to a new report December 10, 2024 in the Wall Street Journal. In this photo, a business sign hangs over the entrance to a Walgreens… Continue Reading
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A Crossroads For Healthcare Delivery
WEST HILLS, CALIFORNIA: A rally with healthcare workers and members of the Service Employees … [+] International Union (SEIU) at West Hills Hospital on January 12, 2023. Workers were calling for improvement in staffing levels at more than 150… Continue Reading