Medical facilities are increasingly turning to the expertise of health care architects, patients and their families, physicians, and nurses. UHealth has a growing volunteer group helping with design.
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The February breach halted payments to doctors and disrupted patients' access to health records. One provider laments it is "more devastating than COVID.” Yet, UnitedHealth reports much is back to normal.
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The cases are detailed in federal documents obtained by the AP and raise serious questions about the state of emergency pregnancy care in the U.S.
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Nonprofits organizations help people cross state lines for abortions. Now those journeys will be longer and costlier — and donations are dwindling.
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Program host Dr. Joe Sirven examines the transformative effect of organ donation and transplantation.
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Released on Earth Day, the federal government's new "HeatRisk" tool can help people assess when heat goes from uncomfortable to dangerous.
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Drug company reps commonly visit doctors to talk about new medications. A team of economists wanted to know if that helps patients live longer. They found that for cancer patients, the answer is no.
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Thousands of years ago, there was a ceremony to bind close friends together as sworn siblings. Could the practice be resurrected today to strengthen modern friendships? Two women did just that.
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