WASHINGTON — Nurses and other health care workers who have been brought to the U.S. from overseas to fill thousands of vacant jobs say in some instances they’ve been subjected to unsafe working conditions, wage theft and threats of tens of thousands of dollars in debt if they quit or […]
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Healthcare costs exceed $31K for family of four
Photo: Morsa Images/Getty Images Healthcare costs for a typical American family of four reached $31,065 this year, according to the new 2023 Milliman Medical Index, which measures healthcare costs for individuals and families receiving coverage from an employer-sponsored preferred provider plan. Costs for the average person, meanwhile, reached $7,221. Overall, […]
Life Healthcare Group Holdings’ (JSE:LHC) Dividend Will Be Increased To ZAR0.17
The board of Life Healthcare Group Holdings Limited (JSE:LHC) has announced that it will be paying its dividend of ZAR0.17 on the 19th of June, an increased payment from last year’s comparable dividend. This will take the dividend yield to an attractive 2.6%, providing a nice boost to shareholder returns. […]
‘People are desperate’: Experts see increase in mental healthcare deserts across the Triangle
Friday, May 26, 2023 10:38PM DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) — Areinia Adams often sees patients for anxiety and depression, but she said the pandemic exacerbated things, which has created a dire need for those seeking help. “Stacked. Every single time I talk to someone I tell them my schedule is so […]
14 Best Healthcare Dividend Stocks to Buy
In this article, we will take a look at 14 best healthcare dividend stocks to buy. You can skip our detailed analysis of the healthcare sector and dividend stocks, and go directly to read 5 Best Healthcare Dividend Stocks to Buy. The healthcare sector in the US encompasses a wide […]
the tech to spot concussion
Technology alone won’t save sports from the risk of brain injury but there’s a race to deliver products that help identify concussion when it happens on the field. Innovators are increasingly looking to cram clinical testing into mobile devices that help identify concussive events and aid better health outcomes. Some […]
The AI healthcare revolution has begun
This article is an installment of Future Explored, a weekly guide to world-changing technology. You can get stories like this one straight to your inbox every Thursday morning by subscribing here. Artificial intelligence could be the next world-changing medical breakthrough. From autonomous surgical robots to software that spots signs of disease […]
Owner of St. Vincent Healthcare almost done with Billings West End expansion
BILLINGS — The new Intermountain Health-St. Vincent (formerly SCL Health) West End clinic will open on June 26. On Wednesday, an expansion announcement was made at the new facility. “We’re getting ready to launch our primary care services here, which will open June 26, to include family medicine, internal medicine, […]
SEIU Healthcare files antitrust complaint against UPMC
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The battle between a powerful labor union and UPMC is escalating. On Thursday, SEIU Healthcare filed an antitrust complaint accusing the hospital giant of using monopoly power to suppress wages and benefits. The SEIU has enlisted several elected officials in its fight to unionize UPMC. Alleging UPMC […]
30 Cities With the Best Healthcare in the World
In this piece, we will take a look at the 30 cities with the best healthcare in the world. For more cities, head on over to 5 Cities With the Best Healthcare in the World. While most public attention is focused on the rapid advances made by consumer technology, the […]
Texas lawmakers argue ahead of transgender healthcare vote
Texas Republicans seek to vote on the controversial measure this Friday after being stymied by Democrat delays. May 12, 2023Updated: May 12, 2023 4:01 p.m. Melissa Myer holds onto a sign reading “Y’all means all” and a transgender pride flag at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, on May 12, 2023. […]
Europe’s post-Covid healthcare problem: how staff burnout has hit services
Staff burnout and demographic changes threaten a permanent contraction in the European health workforce, with the sector’s leaders warning they may never restore the capacity to treat patients to pre-pandemic levels. Across the continent, clinicians are confronting a damaging mismatch between demand and resources, with public spending cuts forcing them to consider […]
Channel Partnerships in Healthcare: A Founder’s Playbook
Over the last decade, many digital health companies have struggled to achieve escape velocity, not because their products and services weren’t transformative, but because they failed to find a sustainable path for distribution. The good news is that resourceful digital health founders have been finding new, creative, and efficient ways […]
Crocs Celebrates Nurses Week with Fourth Year of ‘Free Pair for Healthcare’ Program
The brand will give away a total of 10,000 Crocs™ shoes, 10,000 Crocs™ socks and 10,000 Jibbitz™ Charms through nomination-based contest BROOMFIELD, Colo., May 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Crocs, Inc. (NADSAQ: CROX), a world leader in innovative casual footwear, today announced the return of the Crocs brand’s Free Pair for Healthcare […]
The Healthcare World According to Fein
Some long-term trends may be leveling out or even reversing, and the vertically integrated titans of U.S. healthcare are battling each other—and are turning their sights on pharmaceutical manufactures,according to Adam Fein. Ph.D. Fein, whose Drug Channels website is closely read by people in the drug and pharmacy industries, was […]
Inside the Healthcare Industry’s Sprint to Unleash ChatGPT
ChatGPT began taking the world by storm in 2022, marveling users with humanlike replies to prompts. Healthcare companies are angling to use the AI breakthrough despite its many mysteries. They’re trying to strike the right balance between speed and safety for patients. CHICAGO — Industries are grappling with the potential […]
Celebrating healthcare professionals at annual NCH Service Awards
Health workers at NCH were honored Thursday evening for doing great work at the Naples Grande, and it’s all part of the annual NCH Service Awards. But this year, staff and employees were unaware of a special surprise, a new car. The room the awards were held in was full […]
How Artificial Intelligence is Accelerating Innovation in Healthcare
Healthcare — one of the largest sectors of the U.S. economy — is among the many industries with significant opportunities for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), says Salveen Richter, lead analyst for the U.S. biotechnology sector at Goldman Sachs Research. “We are in an exciting […]
UK HealthCare plans $2 billion expansion for hospital, staff
University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital. Wednesday, April 6, 2023 Ryan C. Hermens [email protected] The University of Kentucky is planning a massive expansion of its health care system in the coming years, university officials announced Thursday. The expansion includes adding an additional 300 hospital beds to the Chandler Hospital […]
Billionaire Charlie Munger Labels US Healthcare A ‘Disgrace’ as Report Shows Lowest Life Expectancy Despite Highest Spending
In 2019, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Vice Chairman Charlie Munger made a scathing comment on the state of healthcare in the United States, declaring that the entire system was going awry and that it was utterly absurd. Don’t Miss: The House-Printing Robot Shaking Up a $7.28 Trillion Industry But Munger was […]