This shift is not about replacing clinical care with tradition. It is about recognizing that healing in Native communities has always been deeply connected to culture. The post Healing Through Heritage: Why Culturally Grounded Recovery Matters on Tribal Lands appeared first on MedCity News.
Rural voters’ frustrations about the cost of living in their community are growing and appear to be chipping away at Republicans’ enthusiasm to vote as the midterm elections near, a new KFF/AP Survey of Rural Voters finds.
The latest episode of Debunked, with MedCity News Editor in Chief Arundhati Parmar and Samir Batra, managing partner of Health Innovation Pitch, talked about the many iterations of AI, NIH funding cuts, and a deal to sell Walgreens. The post Debunked Episode 13: Will the Real AI Please Stand Up? appeared first on MedCity News.
Family premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose 7% this year to reach an average of $25,572 annually, KFF’s 2024 benchmark Employer Health Survey finds. On average, workers contribute $6,296 annually to the cost of family coverage. This marks the second year in a row that premiums are up 7%. Over the past five years—a…More
Diane Hunt, M.D., chief health information officer, discusses treating the transition as a health system project rather than just an IT project
Healthcare cannot achieve its goals for quality, equity, and value without breaking down the persistent barriers that keep critical information siloed across sectors. The post The Next Frontier of Interoperability: Additional Clinical Data Sources – Dentistry, Devices, Social Care, and More appeared first on MedCity News.
The company’s directors had talks with more than 30 entities since announcing a strategic review last spring.
ALEXANDER, Carolina del Norte — Aubreigh Osborne tiene una nueva amiga. Vestida de azul y con un gran moño en sus rizos rubios, la niña de 3 años se sentó en el regazo de su madre pronunciando con cuidado el nombre de una compañerita de clase después de escuchar las palabras “mejor amiga”. Hace apenas…
ST. LOUIS — Kevin Hines has been living in a house without a roof in the days since a tornado devastated his community. He has seen some of his neighbors sleeping in their cars. A different man has spent untold hours on a bench. In the aftermath of the May 16 tornado, Hines, 60, has…
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — By the time Eric Tennant was diagnosed in 2023 with a rare cancer of the bile ducts, the disease had spread to his bones. He weighed 97 pounds and wasn’t expected to survive a year with stage 4 cancer. Two years later, grueling rounds of chemotherapy have slowed the cancer’s progress, even…