UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill, N.C., cancelled elective surgeries and diverted ambulances Nov. 5 after a water main break, according to The News & Observer.
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After suffering significant damage from Hurricane Michael, Panama City, Fla.-based Gulf Coast Regional Medical Center will reopen inpatient services Nov. 8, according to a WJHG news report.
Five years after Kingsport, Tenn.-based Wellmont Health System shuttered Pennington Gap, Va.-based Lee County Regional Medical Center, the hospital plans to reopen under a new operator, according to a WYMT news report.
Chicago-based Saint Anthony Hospital, which recently received designation as a children's hospital, is focusing on pediatric care after several local hospitals closed their pediatric inpatient units, according to the Chicago Tribune.
Under a proposal sent to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, U.S. diplomats may soon be banned from using phrases like "sexual and reproductive health" and "comprehensive sexuality education," according to Politico, which cited four people familiar with the matter.
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Just as previous generations did not fully consider the wide-ranging environmental implications of their actions regarding pollution, so too has healthcare been historically mired in siloed thinking.
Worldwide, millions of emergency room visits each year are linked to pollution as patients breathe contaminated air that causes asthma attacks, a study published in Environmental Health Perspectives found.
A majority of hamburger chains do not have policies restricting the use of antibiotics in their beef supply, according to a scorecard released today by six consumer and environmental organizations.
The American Medical Association updated data on its Health Workforce Mapper to help physicians and other healthcare providers improve patient access to care.
In a recent blog post by Qventus, data shows that the full moon cycle does not bring more visits to ERs.