Real estate firm Pacific Group (Las Vegas) broke ground on Helios, a 135-acre medical campus in north Las Vegas. The project will include 1.3 million square feet of medical offices and 900,000 square feet of research and development space. A 600-bed hospital will anchor the campus. The project will be part of a mixed-use development that will include lodging, shopping, […]
Gun deaths among children and adolescents continued to rise in 2021, particularly among Black youth, a new KFF analysis of federal injury and mortality data finds. The analysis finds that the rate of firearm-related deaths for children ages 17 and younger reached 3.6 per 100,000 children in 2021, a 50% increase from before the COVID-19 pandemic began. This represents about […]
Integrated design firm SmithGroup (Detroit) opened a new office in Sacramento, Calif., to expand its footprint and better serve clients and communities throughout the Central Valley. Arun Kaiwar has joined SmithGroup as a principal to lead the Sacramento office. The firm also recently opened locations in Atlanta, Houston, and Portland, Ore.
Across industries, burnout has become a crisis. From airlines to fast food, businesses are struggling to keep their rosters full. Healthcare is no exception. According to the U.S. Surgeon General, 76% of physicians and nurses are exhausted and burnt out at work. Even before Covid-19 the American Medical Association noted that doctors were burdened with an aging population – which […]
Firearm injuries and deaths in the United States have increased in recent years and adversely affect many children and adolescents. In 2020, firearms became the leading cause of death among children ages 19 and below and in the first six months of 2022, there were over 300 mass shootings across the U.S., including the shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, […]
Memory Health, the only supplement patented for the prevention and/or treatment of neurodegenerative disease, has been proven in another independent clinical study, showing benefits in patients with mild-moderate Alzheimer’s disease. The study was led by Dr. John Nolan and Dr. Rebecca Power of Nutrition Research Centre Ireland in conjunction with researchers from the Howard Foundation, University Hospital Waterford and the […]
Federal health officials have agreed to make public 90 audits of private Medicare Advantage health plans for seniors that are expected to reveal hundreds of millions of dollars in overcharges to the government. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services agreed to release the records to settle a lawsuit filed by Kaiser Health News against the agency in September 2019 […]
States face extensive barriers to meeting federal regulations mandating a certain level of mental health services to people with private insurance, according to a study from Georgetown University released Thursday. The study analyzed how states are enforcing the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) during a growing behavioral healthcare crisis in the United States. The law enacted by […]
GoodRx has established itself as a prominent player in the health and wellness industry over the past decade, recognized as a significant consumer-focused digital healthcare platform. The company is arguably most well-known for its search platform that allows consumers to compare drug prices across different pharmacies. On Thursday, GoodRx launched a similar platform for healthcare providers. The new platform, called […]
The winners of this year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year are officially in, and one eagle-eyed photographer was able to capture a snake enjoying a pretty wild snack. Today in health, the White House extended the COVID-19 public health emergency that has been in place since January 2020, continuing it into next year. Welcome to Overnight Health Care, where we’re […]