A children’s hospital is renamed for Dolly Parton and hopes to transform pediatric care in Tennessee
NEW YORK (AP) — Dolly Parton’s name might inspire full-throated sing-a-longs to her working woman’s anthem “9 to…
Measles exposure site identified at medical center in Oregon City, OHA says
OREGON CITY, Ore. (KPTV) – The Oregon Health Authority and Clackamas County officials say an emergency department waiting…
Working Mom With Health Insurance Pays $787 a Month, Can’t Afford Care
Cassenda Nelson holds her breath when the phone rings. She knows that it could be a hospital or…
Maine’s primary care shortage is expected to worsen. Experts are planning solutions.
Dr. Zach Duperry, who is in the first year of his residency at MaineHealth Primary Care in Portland’s…
Aging Is Medicine’s Biggest Blind Spot
We all know smoking raises your risk of lung cancer and a poor diet can lead to diabetes…
Aging in America: Who Are the Family Caregivers?
(eclipse_images via Getty Images) About this research This Pew Research Center report looks at the experiences of Americans…
Drop in overseas workers is ‘car crash’ for UK hospitals and care homes, say experts | Nursing
Hospitals and care homes in the UK face “an impending car crash”, experts have warned, as research shows…
Few doctors have seen it before
At around 2 a.m., 7-year-old twin brothers arrived at Mission Hospital in Asheville. Both had a fever, a…
5 health topics absent from Trump’s SOTU speech : NPR
President Trump talked about drug prices and transgender youth in his State of the Union address Tuesday, but…
East Tennessee Children’s Hospital becoming Dolly Parton Children’s Hospital
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WCYB) — The East Tennessee Children’s Hospital is being renamed the Dolly Parton Children’s Hospital. Parton…
Audit finds $24.3M in unallowable Medicaid payments in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Office of Inspector General estimates that $24 million was spent in Medicaid…
What I Listened To In The Hospital
Welcome to Listening Habits, a column where I share the music I’ve been fixated on recently. Having a severe chronic…