Hailey Mensik

“We’re prepared to take our response to the next level in addressing this virus, and we urge every American to take monkeypox seriously and to take responsibility to help us tackle this virus,” HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said.

The HHS so far has made over 1 million vials available to jurisdictions, “which is nearly enough to reach the entire population that’s most at risk,” Secretary Xavier Becerra said during a call with reporters Tuesday.

New findings from JAMA Psychiatry suggest virtual visits were effective in managing certain conditions like substance use disorders among Medicare beneficiaries.

Healthcare costs — unlike other goods and services — haven’t experienced immediate price increases amid record inflation. That’s starting to change.

Nurses reported feeling more emotionally exhausted during the pandemic, with physicians also noticing an increase. The report comes as some nurses fight for better working conditions.

Digital pathology technologies, already popular in Europe, are primed for growth in the U.S., according to a report from KLAS research.

The health system was created in February following a merger between Michigan-based nonprofit systems Spectrum Health and Beaumont Health.

There was no change in telehealth use in the Midwest and Northeast in August, but utilization rose 4.7% in the South and fell 1.4% in the West.

Voters in California, Michigan and Vermont passed measures codifying abortion rights, while those in conservative Kentucky rejected an anti-abortion measure.

After threatening to wage a two-day strike, nurses and nurse practitioners at Kaiser Permanente facilities in Northern California ratified a deal with the system that includes the addition of more than 2,000 new nursing positions.