Unions representing healthcare workers are executing plans to help workers who may run afoul of state abortion laws. In the wake of the Supreme Court ruling last month that ended the federal right to abortion access and cleared the way for restrictive state laws, healthcare workers are anxious that treatment choices they make with patients could put them in legal […]
It’s no secret that there is a lot of energy, momentum, and effort among health plans and employers to ramp up their diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies. National surveys show that both health plans and employers are taking action, but there is still a disconnect between actions taken and the impact felt by members. The LGBTQ+ healthcare experience is especially […]
Zinnia Finn Karla Garcia said her son’s social media addiction started in fourth grade, when he got his own computer for virtual learning and logged on to YouTube. Now, two years later, the video-sharing site has replaced both schoolwork and the activities he used to love — like composing music or serenading his friends on the piano, she said. “He […]
A health care bill is facing criticism from some experts who say it could lead to huge spending on new antibiotic drug development that may not improve patient outcomes in the long run. The bipartisan legislation, with its $11 billion price tag, aims to establish a subscription model in which antibiotic developers are paid upfront for the use of their […]
Choice Health at Home started off with a few credit cards, five employees and an idea for a business. Now, the Tyler, Texas-based company operates in 60 locations, four states and has over 2,500 employees. As far as services, Choice Health at Home delivers what David Jackson, the CEO of Choice Health at Home, refers to as four legs of […]
CNN host Fareed Zakaria on Sunday slammed Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito for what he called a “disgusting” and “scandalous” speech last week criticizing foreign leaders who disagreed with his ruling on Roe V. Wade. Zakaria told Jim Acosta on CNN that Supreme Court justices are supposed to, at the very least, conduct themselves in a way that is above […]
When proteins in the body are old or damaged, cells have a way to deal with them. A molecular tag affixed to these proteins marks them for removal by the cell’s built-in disposal system. The problem is that sometimes important proteins are tagged, sending them to this trash bin. The resulting low levels of key proteins can cause disease. […]
Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb penned an op-ed in the New York Times published on Saturday arguing that the United States lacks a federal infrastructure capable of dealing with public health emergencies like monkeypox and COVID-19. “Our country’s response to monkeypox has been plagued by the same shortcomings we had with Covid-19,” Gottlieb wrote in the […]
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough on Sunday said his department is examining how to best protect abortion access to veterans after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, but he declined to provide a specific path forward. CNN “State of the Union” co-anchor Jake Tapper asked McDonough to respond to a letter from 24 Senate Democrats calling on […]
The staffing crisis among U.S. healthcare workers continues to make headlines, with senior care and nursing suffering the worst employee deficits. More than 100,00 registered nurses left the workforce in 2021, the worst exodus the career had seen in more than four decades. The workplace climate of excessive burnout and rapid turnover is causing new graduates to enter the nursing […]