Health disparities in Marshall Islands

Microwaves By Jack Niedenthal Majuro—For decades, Marshallese migrants in the United States have lived with a paradox: though they enter the country legally under the Compact of Free Association and contribute to the U.S. workforce, they were...

Medicare open enrollment available through Dec. 7

Medicare open enrollment began Oct. 15 and is available through Dec. 7. During this time, those with Medicare can use this period to make changes to their plans and coverage options for the year ahead. Each year, health plans can change benefits,...

Healthcare entrepreneur GSK Velu preparing firms for public listing

Healthcare entrepreneur GSK Velu is accelerating strategic investments and R&D in new-age technologies for his group companies, setting the ground for a public listing of Neuberg Diagnostics, Maxivision Super Speciality Eye Hospitals, and...

Health Check: Despite selling life-saving tech, Uscom faces its honourable demise

Uscom may still have legs as a shell company, but it's met its maker as a medical device play. Pic: Getty Images Poor Chinese relations, Covid, war and US tariffs prove too much for device maker Uscom The Mayne Health takeover deal isn’t over, but...

Health watchdog finds opioid safety gap at Counties Manukau hospital after woman’s brain injury

Over 24 hours, the woman received multiple doses of opioids before being admitted to the intensive care unit after she was found unresponsive. Tests later confirmed she’d suffered a hypoxic brain injury with a decreased level of consciousness....

Health care premiums to spike for many Americans

The political stand-off in the nation's capitol is forcing millions of people to pay more for health care, food and child care. Low income families are going to be hit hardest. Shanelle Kaul is in New York to explain.

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Health and wellness initiatives receive $500,000 in grants

By TAYLOR CALDWELL Ward Media Staff Reporter NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON — Fifty local organizations working to improve the health and well-being of communities across the region have received a total of $500,000 in grant awards from Confluence...

Medical helicopter requested after reported crash in Miami County

MIAMI COUNTY — A medical helicopter has been requested after a reported crash in Miami County on Sunday night. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Deputies and medics responded around 6:10 p.m. to the 7400 block of...

Medicine Hat Tigers return home for tilt with Tri-City Americans

The Americans enter 3-1-1-0 over their last five, having been playing some of their best hockey as of late. The Am’s penalty kill has been their shortcoming this season, operating at 66.7% on the year. However, the Tri-City kill has been much...

Fix rat menace and equipment damage or face action, Haryana warns government hospitals

Gurgaon: Sounding alarm over poor pest and rodent control in govt hospitals, Haryana's health authorities have warned civil surgeons that lapses are putting patients at risk and leading to damage of costly medical equipment. Civil surgeons have...

Being A GP: More Than Just Handing Out Medicine — Dr Pearl Leong

Some people think being a GP is like running a vending machine for medicine — you walk in, describe what’s wrong, and out pops a pill. But the truth is, general practice is a lot more complicated (and less automated). Behind every capsule and...

AI Will Push Healthcare Toward ‘Segments of One,’ AdventHealth Exec Says

Technology’s rapid pace of development, especially when it comes to new AI tools, could spell a whole new meaning for personalization in healthcare, according to one health system executive. “I think broadly, in the industry, we’ve often thought...

Helping Customers Manage Increasing Medical Inflation

Medical inflation is reshaping the workers’ compensation marketplace, driving up claim costs, and challenging traditional care models. As economic pressures mount and workforce demographics shift, independent insurance agents and their customers...

Medical Council must handle all complaints fairly and promptly

Justice delayed is justice denied. This appears to be the public perception after a complaint against a paediatrician’s alleged mistreatment that left a newborn incapacitated for life 16 years ago was thrown out by the medical watchdog on the...

How Prof. Haruna’s medical outreach brought relief to Keffi residents 

Long before the official start time, a line had begun to form—men and women, young and old, mothers with children clinging to their backs—all waiting patiently for something many had gone without for too long: basic medical care. This was the...

SNP Health Secretary Neil Gray apologises to Lanarkshire patients for NHS waiting times

Health Secretary and Neil Gray (left) and John Swinney (centre) during a visit to the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service Scotland's Health Secretary has apologised to Lanarkshire patients over waiting times at one of the country's biggest...

Internet of Things (IoT) Healthcare; the Next Step in the Evolution of the Healthcare System

Internet of Things (IoT) healthcare refers to a myriad of procedures designed to advance the ecosystem of the healthcare industry, medical practices, and service providers. Healthcare IoT enables healthcare professionals to be more watchful and...

Art therapy is real! Study reveals viewing original works of art can relieve stress and reduce risk of heart disease

There’s nothing a little stroll through the works of Michelangelo, Van Gogh, or Gauguin can’t fix. The hush of a gallery, the quiet dialogue between color and light, it’s an experience that, as new research shows, may be doing more than just...