Dr. Ashish Jha: US ‘vulnerable’ to COVID without new shots

May 13, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha issued a dire warning Thursday that the US will be increasingly vulnerable to the coronavirus this fall and winter if Congress does

How About This Opportunity, Health Tech Investors? Promoting Contraception vs. Banning Abortion – The Health Care Blog

May 13, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] By MIKE MAGEE Dr. Linda Rosenstock has an MD and MPH from Johns Hopkins, and was a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar. She is currently Dean Emeritus and Professor

California lawmakers raise awards for malpractice lawsuits

May 12, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] The California Legislature on Thursday agreed to increase how much money people can win in medical malpractice lawsuits, resolving one of the thorniest disputes in state politics by raising

Doctor innocent after murder trial permanently loses license

May 12, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] Despite being found innocent of murder charges related to multiple patient deaths, a doctor determined that practicing medicine again in Ohio would be impossible following a yearslong ordeal and

Health systems navigate the risks of IV contrast shortage

May 12, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] Hospitals and imaging centers are monitoring patient safety concerns as they manage a global shortage of IV contrast fluids, a crisis some experts think might have been mitigated with

The Dangers of Nurse Visits – The Health Care Blog

May 12, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] By HANS DUVEFELT In some practices, patients with seemingly simple problems are scheduled to be seen by a nurse or medical assistant. Sometimes they can even just drop off

The wonky Medicare proposal worrying safety-net hospitals

May 12, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] Hospitals in some states that haven’t expanded Medicaid coverage worry a proposed Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services policy could deprive them of hundreds of millions of dollars in

Is Paxlovid, the COVID pill, reaching those who most need it? The government won’t say

May 12, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] As the nation largely abandons mask mandates, physical distancing, and other COVID-19 prevention strategies, elected officials and health departments alike are now championing antiviral pills. But the federal government

Why won’t more older Americans get their COVID booster?

May 12, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] Even as top US health officials say it’s time America learns to live with the coronavirus, a chorus of leading researchers say faulty messaging on booster shots has left

States can again directly pay for home health aides’ insurance

May 12, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] Medicaid can directly pay for independent home health aides’ benefits, including health insurance, according to a final rule the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued Thursday. State Medicaid