Judith Sullivan was recovering from major surgery at a Connecticut nursing home in March when she got surprising news from her Medicare Advantage plan: It would no longer pay for her care because she was well enough to go ...
Oct 12, 2023
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Construction workers, airport baggage handlers, letter carriers, and other outdoor workers—many of whom traveled to Washington, D.C., from Texas—gathered at the steps of the Capitol last Tuesday. They were joined by labor ...
Aug 2, 2023
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A large swath of American nurses want out of the profession, raising the threat of a mass exodus that would leave gaping holes in health care.
Jun 27, 2023
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An agreement to expand Medicaid in North Carolina neared final legislative approval Wednesday as the House agreed to a bipartisan plan to ease or eliminate regulations that block the opening of new hospital beds or operating ...
Mar 22, 2023
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The first payments from a $518 million settlement with the nation's three largest opioid distributors will begin reaching Washington communities in December, providing much-needed cash officials can use to hire first responders ...
Oct 4, 2022
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California will face a significant shortfall of registered nurses over the next five years due to long-term trends that have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report by the UCSF Health Workforce ...
Sep 6, 2021
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To Brandon Mulvany, the past 11 months have felt more like five or ten years. And though it's not over yet, he's finally feeling a sense of relief he hasn't felt since the summer.
Mar 1, 2021
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Long-term care homes and nursing homes have become the centre of attention in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, with over 80 percent of deaths from the virus in Canada occurring in these homes.
Jun 8, 2020
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A new study indicates that early infant circumcision, which helps to prevent HIV transmission later in life, can be safely performed in rural Uganda.
Sep 7, 2016
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News for the nation's nursing workforce isn't as dire as had been predicted a decade ago, but the nation is still expected to be short of nurses in coming years, according to new research by Montana State University nursing ...
Sep 21, 2015
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