Independent workers in Hawaii brace for skyrocketing health premiums
For Shelley Oats-Wilding, a former Olympian who now runs a Honolulu-based nonprofit teaching ocean sports and safety to…
Major CT health system buys ambulance company and affiliates
It’s a business no one ever wants to have to use, but when you need it, it’s important…
Why lung cancer screening so often fails
For years, federal policymakers have tweaked lung cancer screening guidelines as if the barrier to saving lives is…
Dolton mom turned away by Crown Point doctor is back in hospital with post-birth issues
A Dolton woman is back in the hospital days after she gave birth in a truck on the…
10-year-old girl dies from flu
A 10-and-a-half-year-old girl from central Israel died overnight from influenza, the Health Ministry reported. The ministry said the…
How rising Medicare premiums could impact your 2026 Social Security check
A higher Medicare premium set to go into effect in 2026 will push the monthly charge above $200…
UPMC nurses raise alarm about workplace safety after nurse is beaten unconscious in ER
Nurses at Pennsylvania’s biggest hospital system are mounting grievances against their corporate owners concerning workplace safety and violence.…
New limits on medical and nursing school loans worry health educators : Shots
Incoming medical students from the Class of 2023 recite the Hippocratic Oath during the White Coat Ceremony at…
Denver-area hospitals made nearly $1.3 billion in profits in 2024
Denver-area hospitals made nearly $1.3 billion in profits in 2024, but the large majority of that haul did…
Blue Cross CEO says she’s taking cost controls seriously in hospital negotiations
Governor Maura Healey got the most applause from the retailers in the room a year ago when she…
Thousands of undocumented immigrants in Colorado lose health care subsidies
On Nov. 17, phones started lighting up at a first-floor office in north Denver. Hundreds of people wanted…
Kansas hospital sues family over $230 medical bill. Some patients went to court for less
These lawsuits are more common in rural hospitals. Image by Naomi Odonnell/ The Beacon By CALEN MOORE and BLAISE…