Recent News Headlines : Health Care

CVS TO BUY AETNA FOR $67.5 BILLION, REMAKING HEALTH CARE SECTOR


CVS will pay 207 a share for Aetna, with 145 a share in cash and the rest in stock, the companies said in a statement Sunday... READ MORE

4th December, 2017 4162

CVS HEALTH TO BUY AETNA FOR $69B


A CVS Health-Aetna merger would likely create a behemoth with revenue greater than any other US company except Walmart... READ MORE

4th December, 2017 3216

A?300M MENTAL HEALTH INITIATIVE FOR SCHOOLS IS INADEQUATE, SAYS LABOUR


Labour is committed to ringfencing funding for child and adolescent mental health services CAMHS and ensuring there is a counselling service in every secondary school... READ MORE

3rd December, 2017 285

CVS EYES MAJOR EXPANSION OF HEALTH CLINICS WITH AETNA DEAL


Exclusive CVS eyes major expansion of health clinics with Aetna deal... READ MORE

3rd December, 2017 450

PUPILS SUFFERING FROM ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION TO RECEIVE COUNSELLING IN SCHOOLS


It was a blueprint for modernising children and young people's mental health services... READ MORE

3rd December, 2017 2779

HOW HAVE YOU BEEN AFFECTED BY NHS CUTS IN ENGLAND? SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES


With Stevens saying the NHS needs an increase of ?4bn a strong warning about the future of the health service is expected... READ MORE

30th November, 2017 68

SENIOR TORIES IN BUDGET BACKLASH OVER NHS AND SOCIAL CARE CASH


It is extremely important that the two words 'social care' didn't pass the chancellor's lips on budget day, Dorrell said... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 2553

CALIFORNIA COUPLE SEEKS TRUMP'S HELP TO SAVE THEIR UNBORN QUINTUPLETS


Chad and Amy Kempel are currently battling with their health care provider Kaiser Permanente to send them to an out-of-network high-risk pregnancy specialist in Arizona... READ MORE

26th November, 2017 0

HAMMOND BACKTRACKED ON FUNDING AFTER 'FURY' AT NHS BOSS'S DEMANDS


Sources say health service would have got more in budget if NHS England chief executive had not made public demand for extra ?4bn... READ MORE

25th November, 2017 4889

CHILDREN WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS 'GUARANTEED' TREATMENT IN FOUR WEEKS


Children waiting up to 18 months for mental health treatment - cqc... READ MORE

24th November, 2017 3040

CHINESE NAVAL HOSPITAL SHIP PEACE ARK ARRIVES IN TANZANIA


In 2010-2015, the Peace Ark paid visits to Asia, Africa, the Americas and Oceania... READ MORE

20th November, 2017 0

'MY EYES ARE BURNING': DELHI HOLDS HALF MARATHON DESPITE POLLUTION WARNING


The US embassy website on Sunday showed levels of the smallest and most harmful airborne pollutants hovered near 200... READ MORE

19th November, 2017 906

CROSS-PARTY MPS REQUEST URGENT NON-PARTISAN DEBATE ON FUTURE OF NHS


Ninety MPs including several senior Tories have urged Theresa May to launch a cross-party convention on the future of the NHS and social care in England... READ MORE

18th November, 2017 1299

POPE FRANCIS TO LAWMAKERS: PROTECT ALL PEOPLE WITH HEALTH CARE LAWS


He said in wealthier countries, health care access risks being more dependent on people's money than on their need for treatment... READ MORE

16th November, 2017 23

HEALTH MINISTRY TO INCREASE NUMBER OF HOSPITALS THAT CHARGE EXTRA FEES FOR PATIENTS WITH NO REFERRAL


The health ministry plans to expand the range of hospitals that can impose additional fees on patients with no referral from their regular doctors as early... READ MORE

16th November, 2017 5

HEALTH CARE FOR MILLIONS AT RISK AS TAX WRITERS LOOK FOR REVENUE


The provisions would help offset the cost of large tax cuts for corporations and individuals... READ MORE

16th November, 2017 617

U.S. APPROVES DIGITAL PILL THAT TRACKS WHEN PATIENTS TAKE IT


U.S. regulators have approved the first digital pill with an embedded sensor to track if patients are taking their medication properly, marking a significa... READ MORE

14th November, 2017 9

TRUMP NOMINATES FORMER PHARMACEUTICAL EXECUTIVE FOR HEALTH SECRETARY POST


Before heading eli lilly, alex azar was deputy health secretary in bush administration... READ MORE

14th November, 2017 20

NHS CRACKS DOWN ON MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS BEING SENT OUT OF AREA


Ending this practice must be a priority for mental health providers, said Prof Tim Kendall, the NHS's national clinical director for mental health... READ MORE

13th November, 2017 657

THERESA MAY TELLS NHS BOSS HE WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR WINTER PERFORMANCE


That crisis has prompted unprecedented efforts by NHS England, NHS Improvement and Public Health England to ensure the scenes of chaos are not repeated this winter... READ MORE

11th November, 2017 6369

CANADA, CHINA PARTNER ON PROJECT USING APPS, TEXTS TO TREAT MENTAL HEALTH


Canada and China are partnering on a five-year project to enhance mental health treatment through the use of smartphone apps, text messaging and electronic medical records... READ MORE

10th November, 2017 385

CUSTOMERS DEFY TRUMP ATTACKS TO BUY OBAMACARE, AND VOTE FOR IT


President Donald Trump and Republican leaders in Congress have repeatedly said Obamacare is failing, or even dead... READ MORE

10th November, 2017 962

NHS CHIEF TAKES HIGH-RISK PUNT BY POINTING OUT MAY AND HAMMOND'S MISERLINESS


It is the second time this year Stevens has publicly contradicted the prime minister over NHS funding... READ MORE

8th November, 2017 190

HEALTH SERVICE CANNOT CONTINUE IN RED ZONE PROVIDERS LEADER WARNS


Chris Hopson, speaking at the NHS Providers annual conference, said UK health spending was ?900 less per person than Germany... READ MORE

7th November, 2017 136

OTTAWA'S TOP DOCTOR LEAVING POST


Levy joined Ottawa Public Health in 2006 as associate medical officer of health... READ MORE

7th November, 2017 32

CVS, AETNA AIM TO FINALIZE DEAL AS EARLY AS DECEMBER


A tie-up with Aetna could give CVS more leverage in its price negotiations with drug makers... READ MORE

3rd November, 2017 1869

BERNIE SANDERS PRAISES CANADA'S HEALTH-CARE SYSTEM


Bernie Sanders praised Canada's health-care system during a visit to three Toronto hospitals... READ MORE

31st October, 2017 11

CONSUMERS PAY INSURERS' ANNUAL OBAMACARE FEES


The health insurance industry's initial required payment, for the 2014 calendar year, was 8 billion... READ MORE

30th October, 2017 89

THE FIGHT FOR SINGLE-PAYER HEALTH CARE INTENSIFIES IN CALIFORNIA


For both single-payer advocates and opponents in Sacramento, as well as Washington, the debate is ultimately about far more than health care... READ MORE

30th October, 2017 46

A&E WAIT TIMES OF MORE THAN FOUR HOURS TO AFFECT A MILLION MORE PEOPLE


This could exceed 400,000 by 2020, meaning more than a fifth of patients attending emergency wards waiting more than four hours... READ MORE

29th October, 2017 529

Trending News Headlines : Health Care

MUGABE NAMED AS GOODWILL AMBASSADOR BY WHO


The World Health Organization WHO has appointed President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe as a goodwill ambassador to help tackle non-communicable diseases... READ MORE

21st October, 2017 38195

A TINY SUN-DRENCHED NATION IS THE BEST PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK FOR EXPATS


The U.S. and U.K. Are Getting Worse and Worse, Expats Say... READ MORE

7th September, 2017 26178

THE 'MIRACLE PILL': HOW CYCLING COULD SAVE THE NHS


Cycling can make people healthy and live longer, and cut public health costs, so why can't it be prescribed to the nation?... READ MORE

17th September, 2017 9951

TRUMP STUDYING EXECUTIVE ACTION ON HEALTHCARE, SENATOR RAND PAUL SAYS


Allowing groups like AARP, which represents retirees, to form health associations could enable individuals and small businesses to form larger groups to negotiate with health insurance companies for lower rates... READ MORE

31st July, 2017 7544

CHILDREN WAITING UP TO 18 MONTHS FOR MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT CQC


Shortcomings in child and adolescent mental health services care mean some children end up experiencing a full-blown mental health crisis, she said... READ MORE

20th October, 2017 7109

NHS WAITING TIMES 'DRIVING PEOPLE TO TURN TO PRIVATE TREATMENT'


The findings come as health service bosses gather in Manchester for the opening of NHS England's annual two-day NHS Expo... READ MORE

11th September, 2017 5498

TRUMP'S MOVE TO END INSURANCE SUBSIDIES JOLTS WASHINGTON


Trump's strike on health insurance subsidies jolts markets, Washington... READ MORE

14th October, 2017 5426

HEALTHCARE STUDY RANKS AUSTRALIA SECOND BEST IN DEVELOPED WORLD, WHILE US COMES IN LAST


American researchers find Australia's healthcare system is the second best in the developed world with the US' named the worst... READ MORE

17th July, 2017 5149

WHITE HOUSE SAYS IT CAN'T LAWFULLY PAY OBAMACARE SUBSIDIES


The White House said late on Thursday that it cannot lawfully pay the subsidies to health insurance companies... READ MORE

12th October, 2017 4256

GRAHAM-CASSIDY HEALTH BILL WORST BY FAR


After the past eight months, I am now a health care voter... READ MORE

26th September, 2017 3857

TRUMP SAYS 'MEDICAL COSTS' ARE THE MAIN REASON TO BAN TRANSGENDER TROOPS. THE MILITARY SPENDS FIVE TIMES MORE ON VIAGRA


Roughly five times the estimated spending on transition-related medical care for transgender troops... READ MORE

26th July, 2017 3836

MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM 'IN TOTAL CRISIS,' CRITIC WARNS


More young people will end up taking their lives if more money isn't pumped into the mental health care system, an NDP critic says... READ MORE

19th August, 2017 3757

NHS NURSES ARE TOO BUSY TO CARE FOR PATIENTS PROPERLY, RESEARCH SHOWS


Survey of 30,000 nurses finds 53 percent fear quality of care is suffering, and some patients are being left to die alone... READ MORE

29th September, 2017 3753

HERE'S HOW THE REVISED VERSION OF THE SENATE HEALTH CARE BILL WOULD AFFECT YOU


The bill would still repeal other ACA taxes, including those on tanning beds, sectors of the health care industry and on high-cost employer-provided insurance plans... READ MORE

18th July, 2017 2927

UNIONS CALL FOR 3.9% PAY RISE PLUS ?800 FOR A MILLION NHS STAFF


Unions call for 3.9 percent pay rise plus ?800 for a million NHS staff... READ MORE

15th September, 2017 2797

RULES ALLOWING UPFRONT CHARGES FOR FOREIGN USERS OF NHS COME INTO FORCE


System requires medical staff to establish whether patients are eligible for state funded healthcare before providing treatment... READ MORE

23rd October, 2017 2774

JUDGE REJECTS BID BY 18 STATES TO REVIVE OBAMACARE SUBSIDIES


U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco said the federal government did not have to make the payments while litigation over the subsidies unfolds... READ MORE

26th October, 2017 2752

U.S. HEALTH SECRETARY SAYS HIS JOB IS TO FOLLOW OBAMACARE LAW


Price, on NBC's Meet the Press, was asked whether he would implement the Affordable Care Act as it was intended... READ MORE

30th July, 2017 2648

PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS 'NOT TRAINED TO DEAL WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES'


More than half of primary school teachers say they do not feel adequately trained in supporting pupils with mental health problems, research suggests... READ MORE

21st September, 2017 2515

TRUMP'S HEALTH INSURANCE EXECUTIVE ORDER PUSHES ASSOCIATION PLANS


Trump's health insurance order pushes association plans to drive down costs for some... READ MORE

12th October, 2017 2472

HUNDREDS OF COUNTIES AT RISK FOR NO OBAMACARE INSURER IN 2018


Aaron P. Bernstein Anthem, the second-largest U.S. health insurer, sells Blue Cross Blue Shield plans in 14 states... READ MORE

28th July, 2017 2430

HERE'S HOW MANY TRANS PEOPLE SERVE IN THE U.S. MILITARY


Health care is not the only benefit that trans military personnel would lose if banned from service... READ MORE

26th July, 2017 2390

ANALYSIS: HOW TRUMP IS UNRAVELING OBAMACARE PIECE BY PIECE


WASHINGTON -- When it comes to health care, President Trump says he's doing the right thing for Americans... READ MORE

14th October, 2017 2388

POLISH DOCTORS ON HUNGER STRIKE IN HEALTHCARE ROW


Last year, the Polish government spent 4.4 percent of the country's GDP on health services... READ MORE

28th October, 2017 2364

SELF-HARM AMONG GIRLS AGED 13 TO 16 ROSE BY 68% IN THREE YEARS, UK STUDY FINDS


But, they add, it is unlikely that such factors alone explain the rise in reports of self-harm among 13- to 16-year-old girls... READ MORE

19th October, 2017 2300

WITH OR WITHOUT OBAMACARE, HEALTH-CARE COSTS ARE BATTERING THE MIDDLE CLASS


I have a lot of people that have enough money to retire in all areas, except they haven't looked at their health insurance costs, he says... READ MORE

28th July, 2017 2170

TRUMP MOVING 'STEP BY STEP' TO TAKE APART OBAMACARE ON HIS OWN


Go to health insurers in the Affordable Care Act to help lower-income people with co-pays and other cost sharing... READ MORE

14th October, 2017 2057

CHILDRENS TSAR SAVAGES NHS OVER PAUCITY OF MENTAL HEALTHCARE


Longfield's report made difficult reading for the government at a time when concerns over the health service have reached a critical level... READ MORE

14th October, 2017 1985

TRUMP BRAGS ABOUT TANKING INSURER STOCKS WITH HEALTH SUBSIDY CUT


Instead, middle-income people who buy their own health insurance without subsidies will bear the burden... READ MORE

14th October, 2017 1734

TRUMP SLAMS HIS OWN PARTY, WARNS OF 'REPERCUSSIONS'


President Trump chastised his own party on Sunday, claiming the GOP has not done enough to protect him while warning Republicans of repercussions. If Republicans don't ..... READ MORE

24th July, 2017 1715


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