Category: Health Care
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Editorial: ODU-EVMS merger set to usher in a promising era for regional health
Tackling the persistent and chronic health ills that ail a community requires a unified, coordinated effort imbued with ambition and…
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6. Black Americans and mistrust of the U.S. health care system and medical research
Editorial note to readers A version of this study was originally published on June 10. We previously used the term…
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Your Health: Weight loss is health care
Medical-assisted weight loss and weight loss surgery are popular topics. News stories about medications, supplements, diet techniques, and surgery are…
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Access to health care
No matter where you live in the United States, health care is expensive. In West Virginia, we are blessed with…
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Senator’s letter critical of hospital association casts shadow on 2025 health care discussions
Sen. Chris Garten at a Nov. 14, 2023 State Budget Committee meeting. Garten wrote a letter to the Indiana Hospital…
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Insurer urges Mass. Senate to add curbs to House health care bill
Thanks to the Globe editorial board for highlighting high and rising health care costs as a significant concern for many…
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Health care contract will cost St. Louis County millions more, losing bidder alleges
Kelsey Landis CLAYTON — The St. Louis County Council has delayed a contract for employee health care benefits after a losing…
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High Stress Professions and Mental Health Care Intervention
The need for mental health care is especially high for those individuals who protect society—who step into danger that none…
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Warren proposes jail time for ‘corporate greed’ in health care
June 11, 2024 Alison Kuznitz, State House News Service facebookEmail U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren introduced legislation Tuesday morning aimed at…
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Warren seeks consequences for ‘corporate crimes’ in health care
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Tuesday she wants to bring new accountability to “corporate executives that loot our health care…