MINNEAPOLIS — A better-than-expected jobs report shows U.S. employers added 339,000 jobs in May. That’s the best growth since January, with gains in construction, leisure and hospitality, and health care. But Minnesota’s workforce agencies are making a push to fill tens of thousands of open health care jobs, hoping to […]
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Immigrant health care workers can face harsh working conditions and $100,000 lawsuits for quitting
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 […]
Focus on Acute Care, Care Givers, Telehealth, AI Services, Monitoring, Telehealth Integration, Hospitalized Patients
Company Logo Dublin, April 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Hospital-at-Home: Market Shares, Market Opportunity, Market Forecasts, 2023-2029” report from Wintergreen Research, Inc has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The hospital-at-home market has a CAGR of 119% between 2022 and 2029 Strong growth comes from the implementation efforts to free […]
Berlusconi leaves intensive care remains in hospital
Silvio Berlusconi, the former Italian Prime Minister, has left intensive care but is still being treated at Milan’s San Raffaele hospital, where he was admitted for a lung infection caused by chronic leukemia on April 5. Former Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi diagnosed with leukemia Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi […]
Roanoke high school students organize club to explore health care careers
Want more health care news? There’s no full-time health care reporter west of Hampton Roads. We’d like to change that. You can help us find this position. If extracurricular activities such as playing sports and joining the debate team can jazz up a high school resume, imagine what getting a helicopter […]
Transgender health care ban now in effect in Florida
Transgender health care ban now in effect in Florida Updated: 7:06 AM EDT Mar 16, 2023 Hide Transcript Show Transcript DETAILS. NATALIE. A STATE BAN ON HEALTH CARE FOR YOUNG TRANSGENDER PATIENTS TOOK EFFECT OVERNIGHT. IT’S ONE OF THE LAWS THAT GOVERN A RON DESANTIS AS PROPOSED LAST YEAR. OUR […]
Google flexes its health care AI muscle
Illustration: Annelise Capossela/Axios Google showed off an array of new artificial intelligence (AI)-driven health care tools on Tuesday, from a souped-up chatbot that can shed light on your medical symptoms to enhanced search features that tell you if a doctor takes Medicaid. Why it matters: There’s an arms race among […]
A quirk in the Affordable Care Act is creating additional headaches.
Surprise medical bills are nothing new in the U.S., and they’ve become so commonplace in the 13 years since the landmark Affordable Care Act (ACA) became law that Congress recently passed legislation aimed at banning the practice. Sometimes a simple coding mishap can result in a major headache for a […]
COVID survivor paints portraits of health care workers to honor them after saving his life: “I felt like I was taking my last breaths”
In the days after America locked down, Adam Espinoza got sick. “I felt like I was taking my last breaths,” the Reunion father of two said. He was experiencing flu-like symptoms and trouble breathing. Adam’s wife, Tritia, rushed him to the Platte Valley Emergency Room in Brighton, but she couldn’t […]
Deadly kidnapping puts focus on Americans using Mexico for health care
Two Americans have been found dead and two alive after they were abducted while traveling to Mexico in an incident that is raising questions about whether people in the U.S. are at risk when they cross the border to access health care. The four U.S. citizens vanished Friday in an attack carried out by […]
How major retailers are trying to change how America consumes health care
Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios Amazon, Walmart, CVS, Dollar General and other big retailers are elbowing their way into health care delivery, pushing a customized consumer experience driven by digital health products. What’s happening: At its core, these companies are pulling together different tech-enabled services — urgent, primary, home and specialty care, […]
Cape Cod Hospital Recognized for Cardiovascular Care
HYANNIS – Cape Cod Hospital has received national recognition for their cardiac care. The 2023 U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals guidebook features the hospital as one of the best hospitals in America when it comes to cardiovascular programs. The American College of Cardiology (ACC) lauded Cape Cod Hospital […]
The health care system rethinks obesity
Illustration: Shoshana Gordon/Axios Doctors and medical experts are leading a rapid cultural shift around obesity, viewing it as a disease rather than a lifestyle choice. Why it matters: That shift is opening new treatments and better care — but also new controversies over who can access those treatments and how […]
Local dentists give free dental care to shelter residents
HOWARD – Eric Talbot has avoided smiling in front of other people since he was 15. He’d duck and dodge photos or hide behind someone when his friends reached for cameras. If he couldn’t avoid the spectacle, he’d stand uncomfortably with his lips pursed. He didn’t want anybody to see […]
Doctors at HCA hospital in Florida say patient care has suffered from cost cutting
On Dec. 7, 2021, more than a dozen surgeons convened a meeting at their hospital, HCA Florida Bayonet Point in Hudson, Florida. Their concerns about patient safety at the 290-bed acute care facility owned by HCA Healthcare Inc. had been intensifying for months and the doctors had requested the meeting to push […]
Britain’s NHS was once idolized. Now its worst-ever crisis is fueling a boom in private health care
London CNN — Tens of thousands of nurses and nearly 12,000 ambulance workers went on strike Monday over pay and working conditions in the biggest walkout in the 75-year history of Britain’s National Health Service (NHS). Escalating industrial action comes after years of falling wages, stretched budgets and staff shortages […]
Savvy Senior: How to cover dental care in retirement | News, Sports, Jobs
Dear Savvy Senior, I had dental insurance through my work for many years but lost it when I retired and joined Medicare. Where can retirees find affordable dental care? — Uninsured Al Dear Al, Unfortunately, about two-thirds of U.S. retirees don’t have dental insurance today. Without coverage […]
Dental difficulties: Workforce issues dampen rural Minnesotans’ access to dental care – Post Bulletin
EYOTA — When Dr. Zach Lechner applied to dental school in the late 2000s, he made sure to express his desire to practice dentistry in a rural community. “I ended up going into dentistry because I wanted to be in health care and be able to take care of people,” […]
NY Gov Kathy Hochul on rehiring unvaccinated health care workers: Not the ‘right answer’
Democrat New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says rehiring unvaccinated health care workers is not the “right answer” despite the vaccination mandate being overturned and the state suffering from a major health care worker shortage. “I don’t think the answer is to have someone who comes in, who’s sick, be exposed […]
Tampa General Hospital, OneTGH Employer Solutions and Hillsborough County Partner for TGH Mobile Care to You Program
The TGH Mobile Care to You program delivers on-site health care services to Tampa Bay area communities and employers with support from Hillsborough County. TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Tampa General Hospital’s (TGH) partnership with Hillsborough County to provide direct, on-site health care services to surrounding Tampa Bay communities […]