Hospital

A new study conducted by academics at Harvard University and the University of Chicago sheds light on the impact of private equity ownership on health outcomes in hospitals.  Published in the Journal of the American Medical Association,…

A new report from the Cross Dependency Initiative (XDI), a climate risk analyst, warns that one in 12 hospitals globally is at risk of total or partial shutdown due to extreme weather events unless there is a rapid phase-out of fossil…

In June 2022, California made headlines when it decided to lift its statewide mask mandate, aligning with the guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  It marked a significant step towards normalcy, as fully…

The US Justice Department has announced indictments against nine individuals suspected of being part of a notorious cybercriminal network with alleged ties to Russian intelligence.  This group is infamous for its involvement in…

Two Midwest hospitals illegally denied an abortion to a woman in serious danger of death due to premature labor. In light of the Supreme Court's June 2018 decision to eliminate federal protections for abortion access, hospital…

A retrospective review found that pediatric hospitalizations for mental health diagnoses increased dramatically from 2009 to 2019, with the majority of cases in 2019 involving attempted suicide or self-injury. According to Mary…

Residents of China are panic-buying and stockpiling in anticipation of a winter COVID-19 wave as lockdown restrictions are being lifted around the country. As part of a larger trend away from some of the world's most strict COVID-19…

Meningitis recently broke out in Mexico, and prosecutors in the north blamed private clinics, claiming that contaminated anesthetics were to blame. Twenty-two people have died, and at least 71 have been ill due to the meningitis outbreak in…