The Allegheny Health Network is a nine-hospital health system spread across the Pittsburgh area in western Pennsylvania. Of the millions of patients the system sees each year, one in particular stands out to Deborah Donovan, vice president of social determinants of health strategy and operations at Highmark Health, AHN’s parent […]
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Whole Foods CEO slammed for suggesting Americans wouldn’t need health care if they’d eat better
Whole Foods CEO John Mackey is facing backlash for suggesting Americans wouldn’t need health care if they’d eat better. As Americans battle a health care and hunger crisis during COVID-19 with millions of jobless Americans without health insurance, the Amazon-owned company is being slammed by critics after Mackey’s comments on […]
Some health care workers refuse COVID-19 vaccine out of fear
Jennifer Van Aernem, Director of Education at the Conway Medical Center (CMC) holds a vial of the Pfizer issued coronavirus vaccine. The CMC took delivery of 975 doses of the Pfizer issued COVID-19 vaccination on Monday and immediately began vaccinating hospital staff. By Monday afternoon 105 workers had registered to […]
U.S. hospitals improve care for patients, obesity impairs antibody response
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. COVID-19 death rates improving in U.S. hospitals The U.S. health care system is getting […]
Build a better health care budget
Avoiding visits to the doctor because of the expense can end up costing more in the long run if you leave serious symptoms untreated or fail to properly manage a chronic condition. Valley News/Courtesy photo Family Features Special to Valley News Managing a chronic disease takes plenty of special planning […]
Mexican president pledges better health care after pandemic
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president promised Sunday to combat chronic health problems and improve health care, as the country’s cases of COVID-19 continued to mount. The Health Department reported 5,311 more confirmed cases, for a total of 344,224, and 296 more COVID-19 deaths, for a total of 39,184. President […]