BY KIM BELLARD According to the old saying, sticks and stones may break your bones, but names can never hurt you. I’m not sure that still applies in a social media environment that can have real impacts on mental health of both teenagers and adults, but I have to note that healthcare seems to be pretty sensitive about who calls […]
Yuki Noguchi, NPR News Rachel and her husband adopted Marcus out of Guatemalan foster care as a 7-month-old infant and brought him home to Lansing, Michigan. With a round face framed by a full head of dark hair, Marcus was giggly and verbal — learning names of sea animals off flashcards, impressing other adults. But in preschool, Marcus began resisting […]
Abortion restrictions across the South are leading to an overburdened system, and delays accessing abortion in states where abortion is legal, according to a court case in North Carolina this week. Medical professionals asked a state court to to block a ban that prevents physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and certified nurse midwives, known as advanced practice clinicians, from performing medication […]
The entire home health industry is anxiously awaiting the release of the final payment rule for 2023, which should be released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) at some point over the next two weeks. The anxiousness is due to the home health proposed payment rule, which included a 4.2% aggregate decrease in payments – or $810 […]
The internet has once again fallen in love with a cat. This time, it’s a late black-and-orange cat named Toast who “was no help at all,” according to her owner. In health news, President Biden is working to rally Democratic voters over abortion rights — an effort to refocus the midterm message as anger over Roe v. Wade being overturned fades in […]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday said it is taking legal action against six e-cigarette manufacturers to stop them from selling and promoting their products. The agency for the first time asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) to seek permanent injunctions against vaping companies, after the companies repeatedly ignored warnings that some of their products are illegal, FDA […]
Biotechnology company Viome Life Sciences will be expanding its development of direct-to-consumer diagnostic tests and wellness products after receiving $67 million in series C funding, the startup announced Tuesday. Bellevue, Washington-based Viome sells at-home testing and health products to address chronic diseases, cancer and aging. This includes its gut microbiome test and its human gene expression test. It also recently […]
Kaiser Permanente and the National Union of Healthcare Workers inked a proposed four-year contract Tuesday, ending the 10-week standoff between mental health workers and the Oakland-based integrated health system. More than 2,000 therapists, chemical dependency counselors and social workers in Northern California went on strike Aug. 15, claiming that insufficient staffing levels and long wait times jeopardized patients. About 50 […]
Personalizing Senior Care Through Engagement Platforms Presbyterian Homes of Georgia turned to Wellzesta’s engagement platform for senior care as it opened a new community in Athens, Ga., during the pandemic. The platform allowed residents to connect with the organization and other residents, even prior to the community’s opening in February 2021. “The big lesson learned is that we should have […]
The Minneapolis-based health system Allina Health is launching a new company named Inbound Health. The startup will enable health systems and health plans to establish hospital-at-home and skilled nursing-at-home programs around the country. Inbound Health has been around since May 2020 under the Allina Health umbrella in the Minneapolis area. Now, thanks to financial support from Flare Capital Partners, Inbound […]