Health

The estimated cost of a new health centre in Scotland has more than doubled – with the NHS concerned that the Scottish Government may be unable to stump up the extra cash. According to papers for an NHS Lothian board meeting this month, the estimated total cost of the proposed National Treatment Centre (NTC) at

Opinion > Second Opinions — It's the way forward to achieve health equity by Sharon Attipoe-Dorcoo, PhD, MPH February 26, 2023 There's an effort afoot to exclude the voices of Black communities from K-12 education, evident in the recent gutting of the AP Black History course, as well as local and state legislation limiting education

JOHANNESBURG - The Health Department has confirmed the first cholera death in South Africa. Health Minister Joe Phaahla says the number of laboratory-confirmed cases has risen to five. Two of the most recent cases have been reported in Alexandra and Benoni. [Cholera kills over 1,200 in Malawi, threatens neighbours: WHO] Both men between 24 and

Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Platinum Health LLC, of Orlando, Florida, are announcing the recall of about 53,000 LumaRail brand adult portable bed rails. The recalled bed rails pose a risk of entrapment and asphyxia because users can become entrapped within the rail, or between the rail and mattress.

Skip to main content February 24, 2023 03:30 PM Indiana University Health is the latest system to attribute a dismal 2022 financial performance to rising costs and investment-related losses.  Indianapolis-based IU Health on Friday reported a $715.11 million loss in 2022, compared with a $861.51 million gain a year earlier. The nonprofit system's annual loss included

Skip to main content February 24, 2023 01:27 PM Newscom Former Outcome Health executives Rishi Shah, left, and Shradha Agarwal arrive at the Dirksen Courthouse during their federal fraud trial on Jan. 24. 2023. One of the biggest questions when Outcome Health raised nearly a half-billion dollars back in 2017 was why it needed the money.

Health specialists say death rate of 8.2 people per 1,000 could have been caused by fatalities involving other conditions...

Health Canada has authorized one of Moderna's Omicron-targeting bivalent COVID-19 boosters for use in children and teens aged six to 17 years. The booster targets the Omicron variant BA.1...