The coronavirus pandemic has crippled state budgets all over the country. With businesses closed and tourism stalled, many states aren’t collecting nearly as much revenue as they are used to….
Nurse-to-patient ratios have been a key performance indicator for hospitals for years. If there are too many patients on the floor without enough providers, health and performance outcomes can suffer….
1,800 nurses at Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina voted for unionization this week after months of deliberation and intimidation from their employers. National Nurses United, the largest organization of…
“I don’t think science knows, actually.” These words rolled out of President Trump’s mouth during a briefing on the West Coast wildfires Monday after California’s natural resources secretary, Wade Crowfoot,…
Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made a surprising announcement. It issued a temporary halt on all evictions in the U.S. for those making less than $100,000…
This week, nurse practitioner Jami L. Mayhew of Glen Carbon, Illinois pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud after submitting false claims to Medicaid. Documents filed in court show that from May…
The U.S. has an uneasy relationship with vaccines. Polls show that support for vaccines has been dropping steadily for years as Americans lose trust in the healthcare system. Around 45%…
Members of the LGBTQ community may not be as comfortable seeing their doctors as you might think. A new study shows many individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,…
It’s been nearly three months since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S., and some of us are still having trouble complying with the latest safety recommendations. States…
Amid the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter protests, it’s easy to forget that we are in the middle of an election year. It looks as if we may have…