Across the country, one in eight visits to the emergency department (ED) involves psychiatric or substance use concerns—and the frequency of such visits continues to rise. It’s no news flash among social and public health scientists that “the health care system is terribly broken—and for patients who suffer from mental illness or substance use disorders, it’s particularly broken,” says Linda […]

A West Virginia medical center is being sued by a man who claims that the hospital lied about removing his appendix, a story in the West Virginia Record reports. On November 1, 2020, Dallas Settle went to Plateau Medical Center, in Oak Hill, West Virginia, complaining of pain that was later described in court documents as being “in his right […]

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Television ads for drugs are filled with glowing images of people living their best lives, all thanks to that new med they’ve been prescribed. But drugs being touted on TV often have little to no benefit compared to other treatments, a new study published online Jan. 13 in JAMA Network Open finds. Fewer than one-third of drugs commonly advertised in […]

Cancer is a devasting disease that significantly affects a patient’s daily quality of life and well-being. Health care providers are increasingly aware that the everyday struggles that cancer patients must endure can negatively impact long-term survival. As a result, providers now recognize the importance of measuring patient-reported outcomes by asking directly about patient health and well-being. Moffitt Cancer Center researchers […]

The 2022 Subaru Share the Love® Event helped raise funds, spread awareness and encourage community involvement for our nation’s most vulnerable animals. Now that the campaign has concluded, it’s time to share the love forward this new year!  Whether it’s adopting or fostering an animal in need, donating to your local animal shelter, or performing a simple act of kindness, […]

(Reuters) – Teladoc Health Inc said on Wednesday it has removed “redundant roles” and cut 300 jobs, or 6% from its non-clinician global workforce, as the company plans to prioritize its commercial businesses in a challenging demand environment. “We’ll be making meaningful expense reductions this year while reinvesting other resources in more focused ways”, Chief Executive Officer Jason Gorevic said […]

Nearly half of healthcare provider respondents (45%) said ransomware attacks increased complications from medical procedures, according to a new study from the Ponemon Institute. That’s up from 36% in 2021. WHY IT MATTERS For the report, “The impact of ransomware on patient safety and the value of cybersecurity benchmarking,” which was sponsored by Censinet, Ponemon researchers surveyed 579 healthcare IT professionals […]

I did the ‘toned-down’ Mark Wahlberg exercise and diet regime for a MONTH: LUKE ANDREWS got up at 3.30am to work out and forced down 3,000 calories while fasting for 18 hours a day. This is how it went I lived like Mark Wahlberg for a month – with 3.30am wake ups and 7.30pm bed Socializing for me went down […]

Stroke symptoms that disappear in under an hour, known as a transient ischemic attack (TIA), need emergency assessment to help prevent a full-blown stroke, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published today in the Association’s journal Stroke. The statement offers a standardized approach to evaluating people with suspected TIA, with guidance specifically for hospitals in rural areas […]