Compass Medical’s Sudden Closure Leads To Patient Lawsuit The Massachusetts-based health organization abruptly shut down facilities last week, and this has now led to a class-action lawsuit that alleges Compass was negligent in not warning patients ahead of time. Another closure, this time of a psychiatric hospital in Washington state, […]
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Friday afternoon marked an important milestone in New York City’s air quality crisis. For the first time since Tuesday, when the skies first filled with smoky particles from Canadian wildfires, pollution dropped to levels considered “good.” The Air Quality Index (AQI) showed a reading of 48, just under the threshold […]
The 86-year-old drinks liquids and makes a brief phone call as he recovers from abdominal surgery. Rome, Italy — Pope Francis has drunk liquids, received the Eucharist and made a brief phone call on his first full day recovering from a three-hour operation to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair […]
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is transforming the life sciences. Sign up to get this newsletter delivered in your inbox every Tuesday and Thursday. Psychiatric medications leave many people with mental illness behind. Can AI change that? “That barrier that we often put […]
Axon Body 3 cameras will be deployed to hospital security in over 60 acute care health centers to promote a safer hospital environment SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., June 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Axon (Nasdaq: AXON), the global leader in connected public safety technologies, announced today that CHRISTUS Health will equip hospital security officers […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The impact of loneliness may be bigger than ever. What You Need To Know The U.S. Surgeon General has declared loneliness and isolation a ‘public health emergency’, saying it claims as many lives as smoking Reportedly, loneliness can not only cause depression or anxiety, but also increase the risk […]
While Nick Cannon has become a de facto spokesman and fill-in for Jamie Foxx since his mysterious health scare, the “Wild ‘N Out” host now is deferring to Foxx for any health updates. Cannon said that “as a friend” he is “just being as respectful as I can — I […]
Overview Measles is a highly contagious, serious viral disease. Before the introduction of measles vaccine in 1963 and widespread vaccination, major epidemics occurred approximately every two to three years and caused an estimated 2.6 million deaths each year. An estimated 128 000 people died from measles in 2021 – mostly […]
