US health insurance costs keep rising — opening the door for the next big reform effort
Another window to stem America’s latest health care cost crisis has closed. Congress set a self-imposed deadline of…
Spain achieves the world’s first face transplant with a donor who was euthanised
A hospital in Spain has achieved a significant medical breakthrough by performing the world’s first face transplant using…
Royal Stoke hospital to be UK’s largest robotic surgery centre
“This expansion significantly strengthens our ability to deliver robotic surgery across a wider range of complex procedures” said…
“Ghost” Physicians Haunt Medicaid Registries in Great Number
Most U.S. doctors are signed up with Medicaid—and are thus poised, at least in theory, to treat the…
VicHealth given a lifeline as opposition vows to block health promotion agency’s axing
Premier Jacinta Allan’s plan to axe VicHealth is set to fail, with the opposition joining the Greens to…
Most commercially insured patients live with chronic conditions
The majority (57.5 percent) of commercially insured patients had at least one chronic condition in 2024. The average…
Construction begins on new MRI suite at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital
MRI suite work begins Photo: File A new MRI suite will replace the current mobile MRI and be…
COVID-19 ‘case counts remain low’ at local hospital
‘Public access is not fully restricted; however, additional precautions are in place to protect patients, visitors, and staff,’…
Black women’s health-care experiences remain marked by structural racism — here’s how institutions should move forward
Racism has long disrupted relationships, deepened social divisions and hindered collective action on global challenges. While modern societies…
Human error blamed for IT outage at NI health trust that led to 1,600 appointments being postponed
Encompass, which had only been operational for just over four months – since May 8 – went down…
Victoria GPs to be trained to diagnose and treat adults and children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
General practitioners in Victoria will soon be able to diagnose and treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in…
Permanent planning permission for supervised drug injection facility placed on hold after objection
Permanent planning permission for the country’s first medically supervised drug injection facility at Merchant’s Quay in Dublin has…