Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert, said Monday the U.S. should consider a vaccination mandate for domestic air travel, signaling a potential embrace of an idea the Biden administration has previously eschewed, as COVID-19 cases spike.
In the Department of Health and Human Services' annual update to its national plan for addressing Alzheimer's disease, the agency for the first time added a goal focused on risk.
The financial pressures of COVID-19 will prompt providers to hit pause on their already slow-moving transitions to value-based payment, experts predict.
Many people are likely to lose coverage when Medicaid eligibility tests resume, but collaboration can soften the blow.
Our ability to communicate effectively directly affects a patient's care access and quality. Extensive research has shown the benefits of effective communication on patients' health outcomes.
Worried that a new COVID-19 wave could overwhelm understaffed U.S. hospitals, federal officials on Thursday loosened rules that call on healthcare workers to stay out of work for 10 days if they test positive.
In addition to a regular shift inside the hospital, there have been times when one nurse alone staffed the drive-thru, sometimes with as many as a dozen vehicles in line.
Newly infected COVID-19 patients have two new treatment options that can be taken at home. But that convenience comes with a catch.
