HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCental) — May is Mental Health Awareness Month and South Texas Health System and STHS clinics do a program called South Texas Healthy Living on NBC 23, once a month. According to Tom Castañeda, System Director of Marketing & Public Relations for STHS said, "This month, a lot of people always think about []
DELMARVA – Is the future blind? Taking care of your eyes is a priority, just like eating healthy and physical activity. Some citizens in Delmarva suffer from vision impairments, but not everyone can afford to address those issues. In honor of Healthy Vision Month, the CDC is teaming up with the National Eye Institute to prioritize eye health. They say
Dr. Leilah Zahedi-Spung spent four years in medical school, four years in an OB-GYN residency, and three years in a maternal-fetal medicine fellowship learning how to care for high-risk pregnant patients. In her decade-plus of medical training, she learned that in some cases, the only rational and responsible option for medical intervention is an emergency […]
ADHD Advisor used data from the Health Resources & Services Administration to map and analyze mental health provider shortages across the U.S.
Ascension Health Care confirmed a ransomware attack last week. The health
CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Ascension health care network announced Wednesday that its clinical operations have been disrupted by a cyberattack.In a news release, Ascension said it responded immediately, and access to some systems has been interrupted with remediation efforts in progress."Our care teams are trained for these kinds of disruptions and have initiated procedures to ensure patient care delivery continues to be safe and as minimally impacted as possible," Ascension said in a news release....
Doctor visits and medications are only part of the challenge of health care costs — there’s also long-term care planning. Here’s what you can do.
After months of uncertainty about its future, the nation’s largest private, for-profit hospital chain has filed for bankruptcy. The future of its eight Massachusetts hospitals remains a vexing question mark.
CUPE Newfoundland and Labrador would like to take a moment to salute our Licensed Practical Nurses and Personal Care Attendants who work tirelessly to keep our province running. Say thank you to your Licensed Practical Nurse or Personal Care Attendant this week and know that CUPE Newfoundland and Labrador will continue to fight for you to improve working conditions and Read More
Unfunded health care obligations once threatened to bankrupt the city.
More than 100 million Americans have medical debt, with half owing more than $2,000; disabled people are twice as likely to have it than those without disabilities. Annually, around half a million Americans are pushed into bankruptcy by health care costs. That’s understandably made medical fundraising through websites like GoFundMe appealing, with Americans seeking a combined $10 […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) described the state of health care in America as “barbarism” in a forthcoming episode of Sen. Bernie Sanders’s (I-Vt.) podcast. In a preview of Wednesday’s episode of “Bernie: The Podcast,” Ocasio-Cortez lamented the high costs of health care and housing and the difficult choices many Americans must face, as she recommitted