Hospitals in Springfield, Mo., continue to deal with an overflow of COVID-19 patients that's causing them to transfer patients to facilities in different cities, according to KY3.
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Cigna's International Markets business released the third edition of its COVID-19 Vaccine Perception Study. The study surveyed 13,000 people across 11 markets to highlight perceptions and attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccines around the world, according to a July 15 news release.
Senate Democrats are eyeing Medicaid expansion in their $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill, according to The Washington Post.
The Springfield-Greene County Health Department and the Springfield-Greene County Office of Emergency Management in Missouri have requested state funding for a COVID-19 alternative care site amid a rise in severe cases, county officials said July 14.
Deaths from drug overdoses hit a record 93,000 in 2020, a nearly 30 percent jump from the prior year, according to a report from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics.
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University Hospitals partnered with pregnancy monitoring app Babyscripts to offer virtual care for expectant mothers throughout their pregnancy and postpartum, the Cleveland-based health system said July 13.
The use of asbestos traces back thousands of years when Egyptians used the naturally occurring flame retardant to embalm bodies of pharaohs.
Southeast Health Center of Stoddard County said it is temporarily closed and assessing damage from a tornado that passed through Dexter, Mo., July 10.
Some countries and cruise lines, including Costa Rica, Aruba and Royal Caribbean International, are requiring tourists and passengers to purchase travel health insurance that will cover quarantine, evacuation and medical expenses related to COVID-19.
Here Todd Crosslin, Global head of healthcare and Life Sciences at Snowflake discusses the current components and challenges of data in Precision Healthcare.