In a long-waged battle between the city of Pittsburgh and its major nonprofits, Highmark Health has reaffirmed an agreement to make a financial contribution to the city, but only if the other three large organizations agree to do the same.
A new task force could be created to find out why rural hospitals are closing in a newly proposed plan. The bill was filed by freshman Rep. Amy Murri Briel (D-Ottawa) who said in her district there have been four hospital closures in six years. The closing of rural hospitals is a national crisis, with many of these hospitals cutting services or closing due to profitability issues. Another issue that plagues hospitals is the rise of ransomware attacks, cyberattacks that target hospital computers, lock access away from doctors and only return access after a fee has been paid.
Almost all of the gray matter in the brains of women changes during pregnancy, according to a recent study, and these changes are linked to hormone fluctuations and the psychological wellbeing of mothers after giving birth. Neuroscientists tested the effects of pregnancy and motherhood on the brains of nearly 180 women using MRI scans. They compared what happened to the brains of women who became pregnant for the first time with those of women whose partners were carrying their babies, so who experienced motherhood for the first time without being pregnant themselves. This was to distinguish between biological changes that happened during pregnancy from those that happened due to the experience of becoming a mother.
The spray, called Spravato, is now the first-ever standalone therapy for treatment-resistant depression, which is when trying at least two standard treatments does little to nothing to improve depression symptoms in a patient.
Public health experts say U.S. withdrawal from the W.H.O. would undermine the nation's standing as a global health leader and make it harder to fight the next pandemic.