Retired Navy officer takes helm of DOD’s military health care
A retired Navy commander who was a former director of the White House Medical Unit and a former…
How insurer talks affect your coverage
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — We are hearing from another major hospital in the Chattanooga area as they continue contract…
How the Korean War’s MASH Units Changed Combat Medicine Forever
A soldier wounded in Korea in 1951 had better survival odds than soldiers wounded in World War II…
Doctors think AI has a place in healthcare — but maybe not as a chatbot
Dr. Sina Bari, a practicing surgeon and AI healthcare leader at data company iMerit, has seen firsthand how…
Trinity Health to cut 10% of billing jobs
One of Michigan’s largest health systems is cutting a significant number of its non-patient-facing positions nationwide. Livonia-based Trinity…
How one clinic saved abortion access in a deep-red state.
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Children’s Wisconsin, UW Health stop providing gender-affirming treatments for minors
Children’s Wisconsin and UW Health have stopped providing gender-affirming care treatments to minors, citing recent federal policy changes.…
Austin couple gives $100M for UT, MD Anderson medical center
A pair of Austin residents have donated $100 million to the University of Texas at Austin’s planned academic…
Fewer Americans sign up for Affordable Care Act health insurance as costs spike
NEW YORK — Fewer Americans are signing up for Affordable Care Act health insurance plans this year, new…
At JPM 2026, top CMS officials face questions from health care execs
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Alabama community hopes this new plan can save its struggling rural medical center
Greenville city officials are hailing an agreement with a medical management company that they say would continue comprehensive…
Colorado ranks among the highest states in the country for flu – an emergency room physician describes why the 2025-26 flu season is hitting hard
Colorado is in the midst of a record-breaking flu season. In the week ending Dec. 27, 2025, 831…