Where patients go when primary care waits are too long
(By Mariah Taylor for Becker’s Hospital Review ) A growing number of Americans cannot access primary care when it is
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Emerging Health Issues
What we know about H5N1 bird flu in cows — and the risk to humans
(By Helen Branswell for ST A T) The discovery of H5N1 bird flu in U.S. cattle — and the news
Read MoreThe ‘Pandemic Agreement’: What it is, What it isn’t, and What it Could Mean for the U.S.
(By Josh Michaud, Jennifer Kates, and Anna Rouw for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Apr 01, 2024) Countries are nearing
Read MoreThe Food is Medicine movement originators are trying to standardize medically tailored meals
(By Nicholas Florko for ST A T) WASHINGTON — Food corporations, grocery stores, and even tech companies are claiming they
Read MoreConcerns Grow Over Quality of Care as Investor Groups Buy Not-for-Profit Nursing Homes
(By Harris Meyer for KFF Health News) Shelly Olson’s mother, who has dementia, has lived at the Scandia Village nursing
Read MoreBiden Team, UnitedHealth Struggle to Restore Paralyzed Billing Systems After Cyberattack
(By Darius Tahir and Bernard J. Wolfson and Daniel Chang for KFF Health News) Margaret Parsons, one of three dermatologists
Read MoreThe ransomware groups targeting healthcare
(By Naomi Diaz for Becker’s Hospital Review ) Russia-based ransomware gang ALPHV/Blackcat, aka BlackCat, has made headlines due to its
Read MoreRSV vaccines may be linked to small increased risk of developing Guillain-Barré syndrome, data suggest
(By Helen Branswell for ST A T) The new vaccines that protect older adults against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV,
Read MoreNew research: 134K+ cancer cases were missed in 2020
(By Ashleigh Hollowell for Becker’s Hospital Review ) There were around 134,395 cases of cancer that went undiagnosed in U.S.
Read MoreIn California, Faceoff Between Major Insurer and Health System Shows Hazards of Consolidation
(By Annie Sciacca for KFF Health News) For weeks, more than half a million Anthem Blue Cross enrollees who receive
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