Health Care Price Transparency Data Is Needed
To enable consumers to compare prices across providers, insurance companies should be required to provide public APIs to retrieve patient responsibility.
Tackling the Isolation Distressing Puerto Rico's Elderly
With compassion and commitment, both from governmental leaders and local communities, we can build a society that enables our elders to age with dignity.
Donald Trump says he won't terminate Obamacare
Trump wrote that "Crooked Joe Buden," an apparent reference to President Joe Biden, "misinformates" the public about his stance.
Smartphone app will warn when you need a restroom
"One day, patients will be able to trigger urination, on demand, through their smartphone," Guillermo A. Ameer said.
As Obamacare Turns 14, It Continues To Bully U.S. Patients
It's past time U.S. patients got more choices, not fewer.
Obamacare Is a Lifeline for Immigrants Like Me
Access to health care transformed my life and the lives of countless others.
The Untold Story of the Workers Who Make the Affordable Care Act Work
Although we spend our days at work helping our fellow Americans access affordable ACA health plans, many workers at Maximus, including both of us, can't even take care of our own health needs with the high-cost health care coverage we're offered.
Vaping, like smoking, may cause "similar damaging changes" to DNA
"While the scientific consensus is that e-cigarettes are safer than smoking tobacco, we cannot assume they are completely safe," researcher Chiara Herzog said.
America's Lead Crisis Demands a Comprehensive Solution
Any amount of lead exposure to the body is harmful, and young children are especially vulnerable to its effects.
Prioritize Autistic Youth Mental Health Without Panicking Over Technology
There's a mental health crisis among young people on the autism spectrum. And it's not digital media's fault.
Pet owners warned to watch for concerning behavior
The FDA said that it has received at least one report of adverse effects among an animal after it was given recalled eyedrops.
New mom hired $50-a-day postpartum nanny for second baby: "Takes a village"
Aisha, who recruited the help of a postpartum nanny, said she now knows "it's very important to accept help."
Honor the Immigrant Workers Powering Our Economy by Expanding TPS
Let us honor the invaluable contributions of immigrant women.
Child Cancer Survivor: Kids Deserve Better Treatments
I finished nine rounds of chemotherapy in 2018 and had the last of nine surgeries in 2022. It wasn't until this year that I learned that my "straightforward" treatment protocol hadn't been updated in decades.
Health care CEO laments how women "disappear" at senior leadership level
Froedtert ThedaCare Health CEO Cathy Jacobson says companies must empower women to advance their careers while having kids, otherwise "you lose people."
Donald Trump just enraged Republicans with one post
Trump took to Truth Social on Thursday to conduct his own real-time commentary during Biden's State of the Union address.
American health care could be upended by court ruling
A court is to hear arguments on whether an Obamacare mandate requiring insurers to cover preventive care services, such as cancer screenings, should be revoked.
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These are the 12 best hospitals in the US in 2024
Newsweek and Statista collaborated to identify the best hospitals in the country, and the results cover a wide variety of specialties and locations.
There's No Quick Fix When It Comes to Mental Health Care
It is comforting to read about simple solutions, but our nation's mental health crisis is serious and complex.
Syringes recalled over sterility fears
A growing number of medical products containing pre-filled syringes and bottles from one company are being recalled over concerns they are not sterile.
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Johnese Spisso is the President of UCLA Health and CEO of UCLA Hospital System, as well as the associate vice chancellor of UCLA Health Sciences.
How AI will help the world's top hospital CEOs transform health care
Executives at leading global hospitals share how they are using the power of AI for health care—its promises and pitfalls.
These are the 10 best hospitals in the world
Newsweek and Statista unveil the world's best 10 hospitals, spotlighting their care, research and innovation.
They wrote it off as school stress. I hid the truth out of terror
I was hurting myself so I wouldn't hurt others. And so they wouldn't me. Eventually, I couldn't do it any longer.
AI could unlock secrets of the human body within decades
Artificial intelligence will be able to map "trillions" of data points, making diagnoses faster and more accurate, the author of a new book on the subject says.
Scientists discover cause of nighttime urination
Nocturia can lead to loss of sleep, and therefore increase the risk of several health issues as a result.
A Commitment to 9/11 Victims' Families
In the time since the Sept. 11 attacks, more people have died from the aftermath of the toxic exposure than died in the attacks themselves.
Why sugar-free gum gives you gas
Scientists have found that Clostridia bacteria in the gut digest the sorbitol in sugar-free gum, so anything that disrupts these bacteria can lead to gas.
Diseases like diabetes expected to skyrocket in older Americans
As Americans age, a skyrocketing number is anticipated to be diagnosed with diabetes in the next few decades.