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…
$1.2B Roper Hospital is reshaping Charleston area around it
NORTH CHARLESTON — For now, the $1.2 billion Roper Hospital project is a large, flat lot with a…
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…
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…
Planned Parenthood drops lawsuit against Trump administration’s Medicaid cuts
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Planned Parenthood has moved to drop its legal challenge against the Trump administration for cutting…
Local hospital now has COVID-19 outbreak in two units
This morning Sault Area Hospital declared another COVID-19 outbreak, this time in unit 1B. It’s the second COVID-19…
UK launches specialized care for rare but life-altering headache condition
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 2, 2026) — For more than a year, Jennifer Highland lived her life in halves. Each…
Pop-up clinic offers MMR vaccine after recent measles cases in Northeast Florida
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Department of Health and Duval County Department of Health launched a pop-up vaccination…
Your Next Primary Care Doctor Could Be Online Only, Accessed Through an AI Tool
When her doctor died suddenly in August, Tammy MacDonald found herself among the roughly 17% of adults in…
More staffing, pediatric ER services: Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital is official
Vanderbilt Health announced Monday it has completed the acquisition of the 270-bed Tennova Healthcare-Clarksville to create Vanderbilt Clarksville…
WHO Director-General’s opening remarks at the 158th session of the Executive Board – 2 February 2026
Chair, Secretary Blair Comley, Our vice-chairs, Honourable Ministers, Ambassadors, heads of delegation, members of the Executive Board, dear…