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What “The Pitt” Taught Me About Being a Doctor
“The Pitt” easily could have felt like one long sequence of overstuffed, heavy-handed scenes. It’s a testament to the show’s artfulness…
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News
The Private Equity Firms That Gobble Up Hospitals and Spit Them Out
If anyone had asked him, which they hadn’t, Jones would have told them that this man needed to go to a different hospital, one that was…
Blog
U.S. bishops officially ban gender-affirming care at Catholic hospitals
U.S. Catholic bishops voted Wednesday to make official a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender patients at Catholic hospitals. The…
Culture
First Reit extends lease for Siloam Hospitals Lippo Cikarang for ‘revenue stability’
Manager believes it is prudent to continue to have in place a short-term lease in line with market terms while its strategic review…
News
GOP Rep Says Rural Areas Will Just Have to Deal With Hospitals Closing
“If we see a lapse in pay come the 15th, my children do not get to get the medication that’s needed for them to live their life,” she…
Business
We need hospitals more than football stadiums, say Morocco's young protesters
Morocco is currently building what will be the globe's largest football stadium in preparation for co-hosting the 2030 World Cup. But for…
Business
Israeli strikes kill 19 Palestinians near Gaza’s last functioning hospitals
Israeli forces have unleashed a new wave of attacks on Gaza, striking areas near some of the few hospitals still functioning, while their…
News
Trump’s DOJ Made Chilling Demand to Hospitals in War on Trans Kids
The U.S. Department of Justice tried to force a Philadelphia children’s hospital to hand over information on young transgender patients as…
News
The Blue-State Hospitals Carrying Out Trump’s Anti-Trans Agenda
Still, as trans kids and advocates had predicted and feared, certain health care providers began complying with Trump’s order in advance.…
World
Notes on Bed Rest
Early in my first pregnancy, about three years ago, I did a thing that a lot of pregnant women do. I picked up my phone and scrolled…
Culture
Prudential, AIA still offering pre-authorisation at Mount Elizabeth hospitals despite Great Eastern’s shock move
Insurers in Singapore are not following Great Eastern’s footsteps to suspend pre-authorisation certificates for admission into Mount…
Culture
Perennial to invest one billion yuan to open two hospitals in Guangzhou
Integrated healthcare and real estate player Perennial Holdings on Tuesday (May 27) announced that it has entered into an agreement with…
Style
The Old-School Heroics of “The Pitt”
On paper, Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center’s emergency room—the setting of the new Max drama “The Pitt”—is the kind of place you wouldn’t…
News
Why Are Hospitals Bowing to Trump’s Illegal Gender-Affirming Care Ban?
In an email sent to hospital staff early Monday morning, which I acquired a copy of, Children’s National laid out the new policy. “Our…
Fashion
Private healthcare players upbeat as China hospitals ease rules on foreign ownership
Significant investments are needed for these hospitals to make returns, observers say THE Chinese government’s recent move to allow…
Business
DR Congo hospitals overwhelmed after Goma fighting - UN
UN aid agencies have warned of a major humanitarian crisis in the Congolese city of Goma, with hospitals overwhelmed by casualties and…
Culture
Siloam International Hospitals expresses intent to acquire First Reit’s Indonesia hospital portfolio
THE manager of First Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) said on Monday (Jan 13) that it received a preliminary non-binding letter of…
Lifestyle
Insurance company changes anesthesia coverage: Who it impacts
Medical Mutual has changed its reimbursement policy regarding anesthesia coverage just weeks after United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson…
Culture
Perennial’s hospitals target wealthy boomers in China as population ages
THE task of providing elderly care for the growing number of Chinese baby boomers may be a headache for Beijing, but a Singaporean…