San Francisco city officials unanimously voted this week to ban electronic cigarette sales, becoming the first U.S. city to take this step, according to CNN.
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Lyft became the first national ride-sharing company to be an enrolled provider for millions of Medicaid beneficiaries in Arizona, the company said June 26.
Washington County Hospital in Plymouth, N.C., reopened May 1 after being shut down for more than two months.
After an outcry from community groups, the birth unit at Santa Paula (Calif.) Hospital is halting plans to close and now expects to deliver 10 babies a month, Ventura County officials told the VC Star.
Jackson Park Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago will close its obstetrics unit in August, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
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Aetna expanded its home care network through a partnership with CareLinx, a national network with more than 300,000 nonclinical caregivers.
Frederick (Md.) Regional Health System partnered with its local county health department and the Frederick Center on a health equity task force that aims to improve medical treatment for the LGBTQ community, the Frederick News-Post reports.
Anthem's definitive agreement to acquire Boston-based Beacon Health Options aligns with the importance of behavioral healthcare and provides opportunities to improve patient care, an Anthem leader told Becker's.
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare entered into a new multiyear agreement with CVS Health-owned Aetna, the companies said June 24.
More than 5 million cancer survivors are living with chronic pain in the U.S., according to a study published in JAMA Oncology.