The shuttered Community Hospital of Long Beach (Calif.) is expected to reopen to patients in 2020, according to The Long Beach Post.
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Atlanta-based Grady Memorial Hospital has been diverting patients to other hospitals since a water pipe burst at the facility Dec. 7, reports the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
In 2019, an estimated 53.3 percent (8 million) of high school students and 24.3 percent (2.9 million) of middle school students reported ever trying a tobacco product, according to the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report published Dec. 6.
Six recent articles posted by Becker's Hospital Review that concern payer-provider relationships:
Optum is taking a "city by city" approach when rolling out its healthcare initiatives, according to new UnitedHealth Group president Sir Andrew Witty.
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A bias toward cities and the focus on the health of individuals over populations is exacerbating rural health disparities, according to a research paper published in Health Affairs.
Social media posts mentioning sexual assault and calls to a sexual assault hotline skyrocketed after the TV show "Grey's Anatomy" aired an episode spotlighting the issue in March, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
At our core, people are social beings. Whether we are a part of a sports team, social group or professional society, we all have the need for some type of social network. These connections give us opportunities to thrive, learn…
White adults in the U.S. reported higher e-cigarette use than all other ethnicities in both 2014 and 2018, though e-cigarette use for all ethnicity groups jumped from 13 percent in 2014 to 15.7 percent in 2018, according to the CDC's…
About 1 in 4 young people in the U.S. demonstrate problematic cellphone use, which is linked to a higher risk of mental health issues, according to a study published in BMC Psychiatry.