A different COVID-19 vaccine debate: Do we need new ones?A different COVID-19 vaccine debate: Do we need new ones?A different COVID-19 vaccine debate: Do we need new ones?

A different COVID-19 vaccine debate: Do we need new ones?

Will we need boosters every few months? A new vaccine recipe? A new type of shot altogether?

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Telehealth usage differs by race, economic status, HHS findsTelehealth usage differs by race, economic status, HHS findsTelehealth usage differs by race, economic status, HHS finds

Telehealth usage differs by race, economic status, HHS finds

Black, Latino and Asian adults are more likely than their white counterparts to use audio telehealth services rather than video, according to new federal data released Wednesday.

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Amedisys to buy Evolution Health from Envision HealthcareAmedisys to buy Evolution Health from Envision HealthcareAmedisys to buy Evolution Health from Envision Healthcare

Amedisys to buy Evolution Health from Envision Healthcare

Amedisys plans to buy Evolution Health from Envision Healthcare in a move to further grow its home health footprint.

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Cancer patients cured a decade after gene therapy, doctors sayCancer patients cured a decade after gene therapy, doctors sayCancer patients cured a decade after gene therapy, doctors say

Cancer patients cured a decade after gene therapy, doctors say

In 2010, doctors treated Doug Olson’s leukemia with an experimental gene therapy that transformed some of his blood cells into cancer killers. More than a decade later, there's no sign of cancer in his body.

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Judge denies Montana motion to dismiss challenge to vaccine lawJudge denies Montana motion to dismiss challenge to vaccine lawJudge denies Montana motion to dismiss challenge to vaccine law

Judge denies Montana motion to dismiss challenge to vaccine law

Legal challenges to a new Montana law that prevents most businesses from requiring their employees be vaccinated against any communicable disease are moving forward in federal and state courts.

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What's next for COVID vaccines for kids under 5?What's next for COVID vaccines for kids under 5?What's next for COVID vaccines for kids under 5?

What's next for COVID vaccines for kids under 5?

Parents who thought their children under 5 would have to wait several more months for COVID-19 vaccinations instead just might get them as early as March. Here's what needs to happen first.

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Senators eye workforce fixes to improve mental health accessSenators eye workforce fixes to improve mental health accessSenators eye workforce fixes to improve mental health access

Senators eye workforce fixes to improve mental health access

Building up the workforce is key to addressing gaps in the behavioral health system, senators said during a hearing.

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Magellan Health to kick off drone delivery for prescription medsMagellan Health to kick off drone delivery for prescription medsMagellan Health to kick off drone delivery for prescription meds

Magellan Health to kick off drone delivery for prescription meds

Magellan Health's pharmacy benefits management division has partnered with Zipline to deliver specialty drugs to members, starting in North Carolina.

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Pfizer asks FDA to allow COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5Pfizer asks FDA to allow COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5Pfizer asks FDA to allow COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5

Pfizer asks FDA to allow COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5

Pfizer on Tuesday asked the U.S. to authorize extra-low doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5, potentially opening the way for the very youngest Americans to start receiving shots as early as March.

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Too many masks: WHO cites glut of waste from COVID responseToo many masks: WHO cites glut of waste from COVID responseToo many masks: WHO cites glut of waste from COVID response

Too many masks: WHO cites glut of waste from COVID response

The U.N. health agency reported Tuesday that tens of thousands of tons of extra medical waste has strained waste management systems and is threatening both health and the environment.

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Clinicians more likely to use stigmatizing language against Black patients, study findsClinicians more likely to use stigmatizing language against Black patients, study findsClinicians more likely to use stigmatizing language against Black patients, study finds

Clinicians more likely to use stigmatizing language against Black patients, study finds

Linguistic training is needed as electronic health records play more an increasingly significant role in healthcare, Princeton, UCLA and Harvard researchers write.

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U.S. gives full approval to Moderna's COVID-19 vaccineU.S. gives full approval to Moderna's COVID-19 vaccineU.S. gives full approval to Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine

U.S. gives full approval to Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine

U.S. health regulators on Monday granted full approval to Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine.

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Beaumont-Spectrum merger becomes official Tuesday, making it Michigan's largest employerBeaumont-Spectrum merger becomes official Tuesday, making it Michigan's largest employerBeaumont-Spectrum merger becomes official Tuesday, making it Michigan's largest employer

Beaumont-Spectrum merger becomes official Tuesday, making it Michigan's largest employer

Beaumont Health and Grand Rapids' Spectrum Health will launch as one integrated health system on Feb. 1.

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See who dominates Medicare Advantage market this yearSee who dominates Medicare Advantage market this yearSee who dominates Medicare Advantage market this year

See who dominates Medicare Advantage market this year

Seven insurers cover nearly 70% of Medicare Advantage enrollees as new entrants struggle to gain ground.

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Omicron amps up concerns about long COVID and its causesOmicron amps up concerns about long COVID and its causesOmicron amps up concerns about long COVID and its causes

Omicron amps up concerns about long COVID and its causes

With omicron sweeping across the globe, scientists are racing to pinpoint the cause of the bedeviling condition and find treatments before a potential explosion in long COVID cases.

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States were sharing COVID test kits. Then omicron hit.States were sharing COVID test kits. Then omicron hit.States were sharing COVID test kits. Then omicron hit.

States were sharing COVID test kits. Then omicron hit.

In a few short months, states have gone from donating surplus rapid COVID-19 tests to states with shortages to hoarding them as demand driven by the spike in cases strains supplies.

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In California nursing homes, omicron is bad, but so is the isolationIn California nursing homes, omicron is bad, but so is the isolationIn California nursing homes, omicron is bad, but so is the isolation

In California nursing homes, omicron is bad, but so is the isolation

COVID infections are again spiking at nursing homes around the country.

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It’s day 6 of COVID, and a rapid antigen test comes back positive. Stay home, say virologists.It’s day 6 of COVID, and a rapid antigen test comes back positive. Stay home, say virologists.It’s day 6 of COVID, and a rapid antigen test comes back positive. Stay home, say virologists.

It’s day 6 of COVID, and a rapid antigen test comes back positive. Stay home, say virologists.

What does it mean if a person’s rapid antigen test result comes back positive after five days of isolation due to COVID-19? According to the experts, that person is most likely still carrying a viral load high enough to infect others.

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Missouri hospitals ask office workers to help nursesMissouri hospitals ask office workers to help nursesMissouri hospitals ask office workers to help nurses

Missouri hospitals ask office workers to help nurses

Hospitals across Missouri are asking staff members and administrators to take on additional duties to help deal with the current surge in COVID-19 patients.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that hospital employees are being asked to pick up shifts helping nurses by doing things like grabbing supplies or answering phones, or by filling absences in areas such housekeeping and patient transport.

“Hospital administrators are pushing wheelchairs, accountants are emptying trash cans and marketing professionals are serving meals — whatever it takes to make sure that our co-workers who provide hands-on patient care are able to focus on their patients,” said Steve Mackin, Mercy’s incoming president.

At Mercy South Hospital, Katie Horton decided to spend her weekends and evenings over the last two weeks scrubbing patient rooms and helping nurses care for patients. Normally the 49-year-old works from home helping hire people for nonclinical jobs at the hospital.

“It was eye-opening. I work from home. I’ve been very safe through it all, and that has certainly been a blessing,” she said. “I just felt like it was good to be able to see through the eyes of the person doing these jobs.”

COVID-19 cases have been declining in the St. Louis area over the past couple weeks but the number of patients in hospitals remain near the highest levels of the pandemic.

“Our hospitals remain full, our emergency departments are full and there’s not a lot of room in our (intensive care units) either,” said Dr. Alex Garza, co-director of the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force. “So, although this is improving, many of our staff continue to be out because of COVID or because they are taking care of a loved one or a child whose school has unfortunately closed because of COVID.”

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இந்த மாதிரி இருமல் & மூச்சுத்திணறல் இருந்தா... அது உயிருக்கு ஆபத்தான 'இந்த' புற்றுநோயாட அறிகுறியாம்! இந்த மாதிரி இருமல் & மூச்சுத்திணறல் இருந்தா... அது உயிருக்கு ஆபத்தான 'இந்த' புற்றுநோயாட அறிகுறியாம்!

இன்று உலகெங்கிலும் புற்றுநோய் பற்றிய விழிப்புணர்வு அதிகரித்துக்கொண்டே வருகிறது. மார்பகப் புற்றுநோயைப் பற்றி கிராமத்தில் இருக்கும் பெண்கள் தெரிந்துகொள்ள அரசாங்கமும் சில தன்னார்வ அமைப்புகளும் விழிப்புணர்வை ஏற்படுத்திவருகின்றன. ஆனாலும், நுரையீரல் புற்றுநோயைப் பற்றித் தெரிந்துகொள்ளவேண்டிய அவசியம் நம் எல்லோருக்குமே இருக்கிறது. ஏனெனில், நாம் எளிதில் ஏற்படக்கூடிய மாசு நிறைந்த சூழலில் வசிக்கிறோம் என்பதுதான் முதல் காரணம். புற்றுநோய்

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