Federal workers furloughed during the government shutdown can get primary care appointments within 24 hours with Camden, N.J.-based Cooper University Health Care, according to the PhillyVoice.
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Cancer survivors have high stress levels from medical financial hardship, such as struggling to pay bills, a study published in Cancer found.
Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health responded to questions from the Tennessee Department of Health regarding the health system's proposed changes for the neonatal intensive care unit, according to the Johnson City Press.
UPMC Pinnacle Lancaster in Pennsylvania closed a second hospital unit and is on track to cease all operations by March, a spokesperson confirmed to Lancaster Online.
NYC Health + Hospitals, New York City's 11-hospital public health system, debuted "meatless Mondays" Jan. 7 to provide more plant-based meals to inpatients.
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The best investment Bill Gates has made during his career involves efforts to increase access to vaccines and medicines around the globe, he wrote in an essay for The Wall Street Journal Jan. 16.
Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health will waive copays for furloughed federal employees and their families who receive emergency care at its 17 hospitals and urgent care centers.
A study published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases examined human papillomavirus virus vaccination rates among adolescents.
Five health systems in North Carolina agreed to share risk under a new reimbursement model with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina.
Taking measures to protect heart health can also help prevent diabetes, according to a study published in Diabetologia.