Category: healthcare

France Fears Medical Staff Shortage as 300,000 Not Vaccinated by Sept. 15 Deadline

French people working in the medical sector are required to get vaccinated against the CCP virus or risk a suspension from their jobs without pay under President Emmanuel Macron’s new vaccine mandate that went into effect on Wednesday. Two months ago, Macron ordered hospital staff, ambulance technicians, nursing home workers, doctors, fire brigade members, and people…


Healthcare Costs for America’s Veterans are Skyrocketing: Report

A new study projects U.S. veteran healthcare costs to reach up to $2.5 trillion in cumulative costs by 2050—a figure that nearly doubles previous forecasts, raising concerns about whether government will take care of its war vets in the coming decades. According to research from Brown University’s Costs of War Project, the total costs of…


Health Care Costs for America’s Veterans Are Skyrocketing: Report

A new study projects that cumulative health care costs for U.S. military veterans will reach as much as $2.5 trillion by 2050—a figure that nearly doubles previous forecasts—raising concern about whether the government will take care of its war vets in the coming decades. According to research from Brown University’s Costs of War Project, the…


Connecticut Allows Patients, Their Doctors, and Local Health Officials to Access COVID-19 Vaccination Records

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont issued an executive order that allows patients and their doctors to access patients’ own COVID-19 vaccination digital records stored in the state information system. The order also permits local health officials and school nurses to access the vaccination status of people in their communities. Gov. Lamont announced on Thursday that patients…


Tens of Billions Wasted as Medicaid Misspending Grows

Medicaid misspending exceeded $140 billion in 2019 and 2020, according to estimates by the relevant federal agency, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), with the money often spent on services for people not eligible for the program or improperly overpaid to health care providers and insurance companies, several experts told The Epoch Times. CMS…


Hoag Expands Services for Booming Senior Population

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—In response to increasing demand in Orange County from a rising population of seniors wishing to receive care in their own homes, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has launched Hoag at Home. “We want patients to have the same quality, compassionate experience that they receive if they visit their doctor’s office, have an outpatient…


It’s a Bill—Local Congresswoman Wants to Eliminate Unexpected Childbirth Costs

Childbirth can bring a world of surprises, but there’s one shock an Orange County congresswoman wants to help parents avoid: unexpected medical bills. Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) and Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-Wash.) reintroduced the bipartisan No Surprise Bills for New Moms Act. The legislation is intended to simplify the process of getting medical coverage…


WearOptimo Strikes $30 Million Deal For Life-Saving Technology

The Queensland government and the Australian National University have struck a $30 million deal with the WearOptimo to start mass-production a new, potentially life-saving technology in Australia. A partnership between the Queensland Government, The Australian National University (ANU), WearOptimo, and the Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF) are looking at manufacturing and distributing WearOptimo’s inexpensive MicrowearableTM…


$30 Million Innovation Deal Secured Between the Australian National University and WearOptimo

The Queensland government and the Australian National University have struck a $30 million deal with the WearOptimo to start mass-production a new, potentially life-saving technology in Australia. A partnership between the Queensland Government, The Australian National University (ANU), WearOptimo, and the Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF) are looking at manufacturing and distributing WearOptimo’s inexpensive MicrowearableTM…


Keep Critical Race Theory Out of Healthcare

Commentary The Lancet—the world’s oldest medical journal—touts its mission as promoting “the best science for better lives.” Unfortunately, its current editors have steered the venerable publication into politically progressive ideological waters that have no relationship to “science.” Most recently, it published a full-bore battle cry to impose “critical race theory” into healthcare. Critical race theory…