Opinion

Recent research shows that gas use in the home can undermine the health of occupants, especially children. It's also bad for the health of the planet...

Skip to main content February 20, 2023 05:00 AM Dr. James Hill and Dr. Peter Pronovost Dr. James Hill Jr. (left) is chief operating officer and a critical care anesthesiologist at University Hospitals Parma Medical Center, and an assistant professor at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Dr. Peter Pronovost is chief quality and

In a country as attached to the car as Italy, what would it take to get more people to use greener transport? Silvia Marchetti looks at what’s behind the country’s high levels of car ownership...

This past year presented considerable challenges to building the cities and communities envisioned in our city’s plans and policies — from supply chain pressures to inflation issues to lending rate increases. Not to mention ongoing impacts of a global health crisis. While these challenges have created significant barriers to how we work...

Voters regretting leaving the EU now outnumber supporters in every part of Wales...

Skip to main content January 30, 2023 01:00 PM Robert Garrett is CEO of Hackensack Meridian Health. The New Jersey-based system includes 18 hospitals, more than 500 other patient-care locations and the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. My latest trip to Davos, Switzerland, this month to participate in the World Economic Forum was a reminder

Long wait times for medical appointments and short visits are consequences of an overwhelmed and understaffed healthcare system. With the emergence of a new and rapidly mutating virus and an increase in patient mistrust, the COVID-19 pandemic placed undue pressure on nurses, even those who didn’t directly care for COVID patients. It’s been widely reported

As we enter 2023 with a "tripledemic" of RSV, COVID-19 and influenza—on top of continued margin pressures, a recessionary climate, high inflation and labor shortages—the healthcare industry is facing a tough environment. Too often, our systems respond to challenges by reactively iterating rather than proactively reimagining. The most effective processes are often the most elegant: