Tag: Medical

Doctors trained in ‘Connecticut mostly leave Connecticut’, State Medical Society wants this and health insurance issues addressed by lawmakers

February 9, 2022 Sharika Soukup

With Connecticut’s 2022 legislative session fast approaching, physicians at the helm of the Connecticut State Medical Society drew attention Friday to the state’s inability to retain medical students and the need to reduce the burdens placed on physicians by health insurance companies. “We have great medical schools,” Dr. Bob Russo, CSMS chief medical officer, said…

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Surprise medical bills are the target of a new law. Here’s how it works : Shots

January 12, 2022 Sharika Soukup

The No Surprises Act is intended to stop surprise medical bills. It could also slow the growth of health insurance premiums. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP The No Surprises Act is intended to stop surprise medical bills. It could also slow the growth of health insurance premiums. J. Scott Applewhite/AP…

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Medical Aid Departed for Haiti, Six Other Countries Over Past Week

January 10, 2022 Sharika Soukup

Over the past seven days, Direct Relief has delivered 266 shipments of requested medical aid to 37 U.S. states and territories and seven countries worldwide. The shipments contained 535,515 defined daily doses of medication, including personal protective gear for health providers, typhoid and Hepatitis B vaccines, antibiotics, mental health medications, cancer therapies, insulin, rare disease…

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Healthy education programs and specialty medical care now unified at Neighborhood Health Clinic in Naples

December 2, 2021 Sharika Soukup

This story has been clarified to note that patients donate $20 a month for clinic overhead if possible. Neighborhood Health Clinic has completed a nearly $13 million expansion to serve as a comprehensive medical home for low-income and uninsured residents of Collier County. The multiphase expansion that began in 2017 wrapped up with the official opening…

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Colorado groups want to make it easier for international medical graduates to work here

November 28, 2021 Sharika Soukup

Three years ago, after multiple visits to emergency rooms and her OBGYN office, a patient who was dealing with severe pain and no diagnosis sought out Wafa Elejmi for advice. Elejmi, who was working as a clinical researcher in Denver, was not a practicing doctor in Colorado but had OBGYN residency experience after graduating from…

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What to know about medical debt and health benefits as COVID persists

October 28, 2021 Sharika Soukup

More than a year has passed since the economy pulled out of its COVID-19 recession, hiring started to improve and the stock market bounced back. Yet the pandemic continues to put pressure on the finances of millions of Americans, and it’s reshaping their thinking about needed products and strategies. Some people who were stricken with…

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Intermountain Healthcare ‘desperate’ for donations as supply chain issues impact medical devices

October 28, 2021 Sharika Soukup

Intermountain Healthcare is calling on Utahns to donate walk-assist devices, such as crutches, walkers, wheelchairs and canes, as supply chain issues have impacted availability. (Intermountain Healthcare via Zoom) Estimated read time: 3-4 minutes SALT LAKE CITY — Intermountain Healthcare is calling on Utahns to help as supply chain issues have made medical devices in critically…

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Armstrong Medical to launch therapy-enhancing ventilator circuits at MEDICA

October 23, 2021 Sharika Soukup

Armstrong Medical – a UK manufacturer of respiratory products for use in critical care and perioperative settings – will be joining the ABHI UK Pavilion at MEDICA 2021 to launch its therapy-enhancing heated ventilator circuits. Founded in 1984, Armstrong Medical – part of the Eakin Healthcare Group – is a supplier of respiratory products for…

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