BOSTON, Massachusetts Eswatini, also known as Swaziland, has a population of approximately 1.2 million people. More than 32% of the population lives below the international poverty line. The problems In 2023, approximately 220,000 cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have been reported in Eswatini. In addition, the average life expectancy for men is 57 years, … Read more
The Justice Department monitors potentially anticompetitive deals in the healthcare industry. “When it comes to antitrust enforcement and competition policy in the United States, there is no more important question than what we can do to safeguard competition in the healthcare sector,” Assistant Attorney General Andrew J. Forman said last week at a Washington, D.C., … Read more
Nova Scotia healthcare workers with “common sense ideas” on how to improve the system now have a chance to win one of 50 prizes, each worth $1,000. Prime Minister Tim Houston’s office announced the competition called the Health Care Improvement Challenge on Monday. People are invited to submit ideas that are “simple and easy to … Read more
WALLINGFORD Injuries are common in an emergency room, and not always just to patients. Charge nurse Teresa Marx of UConn Health said she has seen her colleagues attacked in the four years she has worked in the emergency room. She said some of her colleagues were kicked in the head. Others required stitches after being … Read more
Are you ready for the future of healthcare? Over the next eight years, health care’s share of the U.S. economy is expected to grow from 17.4 percent to 20 percent, which Patti and Allan Herbert Business School at the University of Miami an essential step for healthcare clinicians, business leaders, policy makers and healthcare enthusiasts, … Read more
Sign up for The Brief, the Texas Tribunes’ daily newsletter that keeps readers up to date on the most essential Texas news. A sweeping ban on COVID-19 vaccination mandates for employees of private businesses in Texas passed the Texas Senate on Friday, although medical facilities would be allowed to adopt other policies to help reduce … Read more