The U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee unanimously recommended the agency approve a unique "living drug" approach to treat a common form of leukemia in children and young adults, according to NPR.
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Leesburg (Fla.) Regional Medical Center will close the entrance to its emergency department Thursday and direct ED patients to the hospital's main entrance, Orlando Sentinel reports.
The Oregon legislature passed a bill last week undoing punitive drug laws in favor of expanding access to drug treatment, according to The Washington Post.
Sonoma County in California and the federal government introduced a $17 million initiative to help the mentally ill homeless population by advancing aid programs, according to the Press Democrat.
Mitchell County Hospital (Colorado City, Texas). Mitchell County Hospital opened in 1913 as the first hospital in Colorado City. The hospital moved to a new facility in 2014 and now operates as a 25-bed critical access hospital that owns a…
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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation granted $6.3 million to the 100 Million Healthier Lives Initiative, which will enable more than 200 communities and 500 healthcare organizations to advance population health efforts.
Lack of transportation is a major barrier to providing access to care, especially among vulnerable patient populations. That's why RideAustin, Community Care Collaborative and Dell Medical School in Austin, Texas, are partnering to offer free rides to low-income and uninsured…
Minneapolis-based Children's Minnesota and Eagan-based Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota reached a deal Friday, saving 66,000 patients from paying out-of-network rates.
Cancer death rates are on the decline in the U.S., but decreasing more slowly in rural America, according to the CDC's most recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
Martha’s Vineyard Hospital (Oak Bluffs, Mass.). Martha’s Vineyard Hospital is a member of Partners HealthCare and an affiliate of Massachusetts General Hospital, both in Boston. The hospital seeks to expand patients’ access to care through numerous population health initiatives, including an…