The American Academy of Ophthalmologists and Research to Prevent Blindness teamed up to offer a new grant category for those conducting population-based research on blindness prevention and ophthalmology using the Academy's IRIS Registry database.
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Kootenai Health in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, is spending $45.2 million on an emergency department and operating room expansion.
St. Charles Medical Center in Bend, Ore., is leaving a number of emergency room patients unseen due to increased patient volumes, according to a Bend Bulletin report.
The president of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Connecticut sent an email to the CEO of Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare requesting a new contract, according to a Hartford Courant report.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates invested $100 million to combat Alzheimer's disease, according to Reuters.
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Pawtucket, R.I.-based Memorial Hospital permanently closed its intensive care unit Sunday, according to NBC 10.
With at least 10 percent of elderly adults experiencing abuse, neglect or exploitation every year, experts called on the Veterans Health Administration to promote research into elder abuse in a recent article published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics…
About 20 percent of adults used some type of tobacco in 2015, according to data compiled by the CDC and Food and Drug Administration's Center for Tobacco Products and published Friday in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center in Mount Vista, Wash., is working to streamline emergency department care in response to growing patient volumes, according to a report in The Columbian.
Nashville (Tenn.) Mayor Megan Barry announced Thursday Nashville General Hospital will end all inpatient services and transition to an ambulatory surgical care center providing only outpatient services, the Tennessean reports.