Air pollution is a serious global issue that affects the health and well-being of millions of people worldwide. Inhaling pollutants can contribute to a wide range of health problems, and in some cases, can lead to premature death. Worsening air quality is a growing concern that affects all of ...

CommonSpirit and media reports disclosed some facilities and states affected at the time of the breach, but the full extent was unknown until now. Crain’s previously reported that facilities in Iowa, Nebraska, Tennessee and Washington were among those affected. But according to CommonSpirit’s ...

Hospitals complying with quality reporting rules and the electronic health records meaningful-use policy would get a 2.8% net increase in Medicare reimbursements in fiscal 2024 under the hospital inpatient prospective payment system proposed rule the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Justice Department on Monday called a Texas court ruling that would halt approval of the most commonly used method of abortion in the U.S. “extraordinary and unprecedented” while asking a federal appeals court to put the decision on hold. The request to the 5th U.S. Circuit ...

CHICAGO — The first openly gay person to lead the American Medical Association takes the reins at a fractious time for U.S. healthcare. Transgender patients and those seeking abortion care face restrictions in many places. The medical judgment of physicians is being overridden by state laws. ...

The Ernest E. Tschannen Eye Institute Building in Sacramento, Calif., is the new home to all of UC Davis Health Eye Center’s (Sacramento) services. That includes a range of offerings, from clinical research and training to optometry and ophthalmology patient care. The facility, located on the ...

Federal judge suspends FDA approval of abortion pill sparking legal fight - CBS News Watch CBS News A legal and political fight has broken out ...

Health insurance companies are now free to require cost-sharing for preventive services, but don't expect that to happen any time soon. Since a federal judge struck down an Affordable Care Act requirement that patients have access to certain services at no cost, the health insurance sector made ...

Pham et al. (2023) uses data on regulatory decisions and health technology assessments (HTAs) in Australia, Canada, and the UK and compares them to the drugs that are FDA-approved in the US. They find that: The FDA approved 206 new drugs in 2017 ...

At a health-screening event in Sarasota, Florida, people gathered in a parking lot and waited their turn for blood pressure or diabetes checks. The event was held in Sarasota’s Newtown neighborhood, a historically Black community. Local Tracy Green, 54, joined the line outside a pink-and-white ...

Federal judge suspends FDA approval for mifepristone abortion pill - CBS News Watch CBS News A federal judge in Texas on Friday suspended the Food ...

A federal judge in Texas on Friday ordered a hold on the U.S. approval of the abortion medication mifepristone, throwing into question access to the nation’s most common method of abortion in a ruling that waved aside decades of scientific approval. The abortion drug has been widely used in the ...