Improving cyber resilience from disinformation requires, most of all, awareness of the intersection of these threats.
The human body mass index — a simple mathematical equation — is tied to a measure of obesity invented almost 200 years ago. On the downside, it can stand between patients and treatment for weight issues. It particularly mismeasures Black women and Asians.
Judge Robert Hinkle denied a preliminary injunction request from a coalition of transgender rights groups seeking to stop the rule.
After the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, an obstetrician who works at a hospital in the Northeast thought she could make a difference by publicly describing what she was seeing, by telling the stories of the patients she saw suffering in the aftermath of the court's historic court ruling.
Cybercriminals are weaponizing the same tools that healthcare providers use to operate and maintain secure IT systems, HHS warned in a recent report. Providers can protect themselves by having a firm grasp of what their IT environment looks like, as this may help them spot any suspicious security tool commands.
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A study reveals disparities across multiple dimensions.
More than 40% of working-age adults are inadequately insured, a survey found.
By next year, half of Medicare beneficiaries will have a private Medicare Advantage plan. Most large insurers in the program have been accused in court of fraud.
The typical cost in an emergency setting for the test ranges between $600 and $700, according to the California lawsuit.
Survivors of sexual violence are charged nearly $4,000 in medical bills, on average, after seeking emergency care following an assault, according to a new study.
Many physicians report being ill-equipped to treat people with physical and cognitive disabilities, and some say they try to avoid doing so, a new study has found.
The condition - which is mild for most but can cause a recurrent heart palpitation in rare cases - was most common after the second dose, researchers at Kaiser Permanente found.
Clients of transgender health care clinics report canceled programming and slow-downs in communications with physicians.
Russell Cook expected a quick, inexpensive visit to an urgent care center for his daughter after a car wreck. She wasn't badly hurt, but they were sent to an emergency room — for a much larger bill.
The University of Oklahoma Medical Center says it is ceasing some gender- affirming treatments after state lawmakers threatened to withhold millions of dollars in federal funding. OU Health said in
Hospitals and health systems are looking to do more to address financial stress among employees, particularly those earning lower wages.
Epilepsy may be a long-term complication, but mechanism is unclear
Patients with telemedicine exposure experienced better quality performance in counseling and testing-based categories, a recent JAMA Network Open study reported.