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Health officials in the United Kingdom are investigating a potential outbreak of Listeria that has killed one person. Whole genome sequencing of listeriosis samples by the UK Health Security Agency …

The statistics are sobering: Violence is five times more likely to occur in a hospital setting than in the rest of the nation’s workplaces, according to recent assessments by the …

United States Catholic bishops have issued guidelines that seek to stop Catholic hospitals from providing gender transition care, a move LGBTQ advocates say could harm the physical and emotional health …

March 24, 2023 – Joshua Denton was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis when he was a junior in college. He not only faced anxiety around a new health diagnosis, but how it …

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Tobacco users in Canada are exposed to higher levels of cyanide than smokers in lower-income nations, according to a large-scale population health study from McMaster University. …

Healthcare organizations are driving interoperability innovations to improve patient outcomes and physician experiences, and all medical organizations should prioritize interoperability in order to achieve a fully connected healthcare ecosystem. While …

President Joe Biden speaks at an event marking the 13th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act in the White House on March 23. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images) I was …

Some artificial intelligence experts have been worrying publicly that recent high-profile AI programs are starting to get too good at passing as human – which could have the effect of eroding …

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The Food and Drug Administration has developed a new strategy to improve the safety of soft Queso Fresco cheeses in response to several outbreaks traced to such cheese. In 2021 …

Prosecutors finished presenting their case against three former executives of Outcome Health, eight weeks after the fraud trial began. The final witnesses were a forensic accountant and a partner from …

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Credit: Estzer Miller on Pixabay Skin issues can have a serious impact on your health and well-being. For the 7.5 million Americans living with psoriasis, itch can be the most …

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A recent U.S. federal court ruling that removes a requirement for employers to provide insurance coverage for the HIV prevention medications known as Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis, or …

Tuberculosis cases climbed again in 2022, U.S. health officials announced Thursday. Still, the 5% increase, which amounted to 8,300 cases, didn’t reach higher pre-pandemic numbers, according to the U.S. Centers …

Sutter Health’s finances took a significant downturn last year after a strong performance in 2021, according to a report the nonprofit health system issued Wednesday. Sutter Health suffered a net …

Tuberculosis notification rate over time and the End TB Strategy 2030 sub-target for Sustainable Development Goal 3.3, European Union/European Economic Area, 2015–2021. Number of deaths due to tuberculosis over time …

A rural hospital in northern Idaho will stop delivering babies or providing other obstetrical care, citing a shifting legal climate in which recently enacted state laws could subject physicians to …

Bon Secours Mercy Health posted a $1.2 billion net loss in 2022, compared with a $997.7 million gain the prior year, the Catholic nonprofit health system disclosed this week. The …

A year after private equity-backed Noble Health shuttered two rural Missouri hospitals, patients and former employees grapple with a broken local health system or missing out on millions in unpaid …