Doctors sue Envision Healthcare, say private equity-backed firm shouldn’t run ERs in California

Posted on By Sharika Soukup
Doctors sue Envision Healthcare, say private equity-backed firm shouldn’t run ERs in California

An emergency medicine physicians group has sued Envision Healthcare, the giant health care services company, alleging that it violated California laws barring corporations from practicing medicine when it took over staffing of the emergency department at Placentia-Linda Hospital in Placentia, California, in August. The lawsuit was filed by the American Academy of Emergency Medicine Physician Group, a…

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Scientists find new weather phenomenon drifting slowly over western Indian Ocean

Posted on By Sharika Soukup
Scientists find new weather phenomenon drifting slowly over western Indian Ocean

Meteorologists reported a new weather phenomenon called “atmospheric lakes” drifting slowly over the western Indian Ocean and bringing water to dry lowlands along East Africa’s coastline. Similar to the better-known streams of humid, rainy air called atmospheric rivers that deliver large amounts of rainfall, the researchers from the University of Miami say the newly discovered…

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Healthy Lifestyle Tied to Less CVD, Diabetes, Even With Cancer

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Healthy Lifestyle Tied to Less CVD, Diabetes, Even With Cancer

Cardiometabolic disease, defined as cardiovascular disease (CVD) or type 2 diabetes (T2D), is the primary comorbidity in patients with cancer. But new research is linking healthy lifestyle with both the prevention of new cancer and the reduced risk for cardiometabolic disease among those with previous cancer.  The study, conducted by Zhi Cao, MSc, from the…

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SoftBank-Backed Mental Health Unicorn Cerebral Reneged On Salaries And Health Insurance For Hundreds Of Therapists

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SoftBank-Backed Mental Health Unicorn Cerebral Reneged On Salaries And Health Insurance For Hundreds Of Therapists

Kyle Robertson, Cerebral cofounder and CEO. Cerebral The company, which raised $300 million at a $4.8 billion valuation this month, changed the status of more than 200 employees from salaried to hourly workers in August and made their health insurance contingent on quotas in 2022. In October, online mental health startup Cerebral named Olympic gymnast…

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The Pandemic Shows Why We Need Universal Health Care

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The Pandemic Shows Why We Need Universal Health Care

People wait in long lines at a Covid-19 testing center within the Lincoln Park Recreation Center, Los Angeles, California. (Xinhua/Xinhua via Getty Images) Subscribe to The Nation Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month! Thank you for signing up for The Nation’s weekly newsletter. Thank you for signing up. For more from The Nation,…

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Hospital Prices Are Unpredictable. One Type of Health Coverage Often Gets the Worst Rates.

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Hospital Prices Are Unpredictable. One Type of Health Coverage Often Gets the Worst Rates.

Newly public data show that hospital prices vary in unpredictable ways that seem out of patients’ control. A Wall Street Journal analysis has identified a kind of health coverage that leaves patients with especially high bills. Hospitals’ highest rates often aren’t for a specific insurance plan, but rather a type of healthcare provider network that…

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