When a patient visits a doctor, doctors are expected to listen to them. But in today's fast-paced health care system, real listening - the kind that makes you feel seen, heard, and understood - can be the first thing to go.
Health insurers offering plans on Pennie, the state ACA exchange, say rising costs and expiring enhanced premium tax credits are driving the increase requests.
When the fall semester begins this month at the University of South Florida, the USF College of Public Health will offer a first-of-its-kind, university-based bachelor's degree in health care simulation operations. The curriculum is offered in conjunction with the USF Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation (CAMLS), one of the world's largest free-standing health care simulation facilities, according to the university.
Copycat versions of popular drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro have continued to proliferate in a postshortage era, with some experts saying 'regulatory neglect' is allowing for potentially dangerous, unapproved drugs to reach consumers.
Two people are dead after a shooting involving police officers at INTEGRIS Health Enid Hospital. Shortly before 11 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17, officers with the Enid Police Department responded to a domestic issue at a residence near E. Walnut Avenue and N. 12th Street in Enid. Police had identified an adult male suspect who had come to the hospital, where officers said they'd found the suspect's vehicle. "When they tried to make contact with the suspect outside of the hospital doors, the suspect fired at the officers and then he made his way inside," police said. The man fired multiple shots while inside the hospital. A hospital security guard, J.W. Bode, 72, was hit and later died from his injuries.