Unveiling the Force Behind Western Colorado’s Power Play: Joint Accord Approval by Commissioners and Public Health Board

September 21, 2023

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Unveiling an Alarming Crisis: Escalating Issues Surrounding Childbirth in Rural America

September 19, 2023

A growing number of rural hospitals are closing their delivery units, leaving pregnant women with limited options for care. This has resulted in the need for travel or giving birth in an emergency room, according to the AP. Maternity units are now available in less than half of rural hospitals, causing concern for government …

Discover the Ideal COVID Vaccines for All This Autumn!

September 14, 2023

Paul Offit: The Vaccine Debate and Annual COVID Shots Paul Offit, a pediatrician at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and co-inventor of a rotavirus vaccine, is not an anti-vaxxer. In fact, he has authored several books debunking anti-vaccine claims and has stressed the importance of COVID-19 vaccines. However, when it comes to annual COVID shots for …

Unlocking Your Health Insurance Options as You Approach Retirement

September 11, 2023

Did you know that more than 1 in 3 people who divorce in the United States are age 50 or older? And 1 in 4 are 65 or older? These statistics come from a 2022 analysis published in the Journals of Gerontology. Divorcing as you near retirement—or after you’ve retired—comes with a unique set …

Why Every Hospital System Must Employ an LGBTQ Health Director for Improved Inclusivity and Care

September 9, 2023

If you’re a queer person who has ever set foot in a doctor’s office, then you know that the medical industrial system was not built with us in mind. There is still a lot of ignorance around queer sex, and confusion (or resistance) to trans and nonbinary people’s identities. And while several hospitals have launched …

Crucial Insights: Hospitals’ Decision-Making on Masking up This Fall

September 7, 2023

Back in the spring, around the end of the COVID-19 public-health emergency, hospitals around the country underwent a change in dress code. During the pandemic, hospitals required staff to wear masks at all times. However, as the situation improved, hospitals started to relax their masking policies. At UChicago Medicine, for example, masking policies were softened …

Biden Introduces Initial Selection of 10 Medications for Medicare Price Negotiation

August 29, 2023

The federal government has recently identified the first 10 medications that will undergo direct price negotiations with manufacturers, as part of a significant new initiative to decrease prescription drug costs in Medicare. Among the list are widely used blood thinners Eliquis and Xarelto, as well as the cancer therapy Imbruvica. Additionally, drugs that treat diabetes, …

Consumers are left vulnerable to surprise bills as Ambulance rides prove to be costly

August 29, 2023

Americans are safeguarded against surprise medical bills under the No Surprises Act, which became effective last year. However, ambulance rides were excluded from this legislation. A recent study discovered that over half of insured patients faced surprise bills for ambulance rides, amounting to approximately $130 million annually, according to the U.S. Public Interest Research Group …

Housing Market’s Impact: New York Overcrowding Rises

August 26, 2023

Since the arrival of approximately 100,000 asylum seekers in New York City last spring, the city has faced numerous challenges in accommodating these new residents. Despite being a city of immigrants, New York has struggled to provide for the needs of these individuals. Migrants can be found selling candy on the subways, sleeping on the …

CDC projects further increases in COVID hospitalizations by 22% this week due to spreading new variants

August 24, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently announced a revised forecast, projecting an increase in new COVID-19 hospitalizations in the coming month. This update replaces the previous projection which stated that hospital admissions would remain stable or have an uncertain trend. As health officials around the world are grappling with the emergence …