Medical

1+ hour, 55+ min ago   (469+ words) West Virginia hospital leaders told lawmakers that rising costs, workforce shortages and heavy reliance on government reimbursement are putting financial pressure on hospitals, particularly in rural communities. CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia hospitals are facing rising costs and narrow operating margins…...

1+ hour, 1+ min ago   (317+ words) Five weeks after he engaged in self-harm during a livestream, celebrity blogger and podcaster Perez Hilton has entered a residential treatment program, his family said in an update. “This was an important next step, but there’s still a long road…...

1+ hour, 58+ min ago   (843+ words) The Department of Veterans Affairs’ watchdog has been using Microsoft Copilot Chat to assist in its audits of VA healthcare sites, with the artificial intelligence tool being leveraged by investigators to review documents, transcripts and other collected data. The AI-powered…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (125+ words) Rajesh Shah, MD, professor of clinical radiology and Director of Clinical Trials, is the Associate Chair for Quality and Safety, effective August 1. This high-visibility role within the department and Health system ensures a strategic approach to assessing and standardizing high…...

16+ hour, 26+ min ago   (1628+ words) Treatment goals for Crohn’s disease are shifting from simply controlling symptoms such as abdominal pain and diarrhea to suppressing intestinal inflammation as much as possible and achieving deeper remission, including endoscopic remission, or “mucosal healing.” The stakes are particularly high…...

18+ hour, 32+ min ago   (115+ words) If necessary, support may also extend to urgent medical arrangements. IHH Healthcare Malaysia has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Timor-Leste to support its personnel seeking specialist healthcare services in Malaysia. The MoU provides 300 National Parliament personnel with a…...

11+ hour, 48+ min ago   (186+ words) Aging populations, rural care gaps, and workforce shortages drive demand for nursing education and career advancement across the state. One of the most pressing issues is the retirement of experienced nurses. According to the workforce reports, approximately one-quarter of Kansas…...

15+ hour, 58+ min ago   (290+ words) OKLAHOMA CITY — More than half of Oklahoma’s hospitals don’t have enough money coming in to cover their expenses, and some may be near a breaking point, according to a new report that finds 18 may not survive much longer and 45 are…...

16+ hour, 10+ min ago   (899+ words) An Auckland doctor says he is “saddened and shocked” by a man’s sudden death outside his clinic, but he was in surgery at the time, unaware of the unfolding emergency. Dr Kiran Patel said he believed there had been a…...

17+ hour, 13+ min ago   (285+ words) A local doctor recently called out the Ministry of Health (MOH) for treating its doctors poorly by providing meagre meals while they were on-call or have to work beyond their usual working hours. In the caption, he wrote: “(Friend) A…...