The Latest Breaking News from Health Care

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California is still offering free COVID-19 testing to uninsured residents even though the federal government ran out of money to pay for it.

OVER 400,000 workers across the UK have been lost to the workforce due to health factors such as long Covid, disruption to health care and declining…

Shopping malls offer a perfect solution to health systems need of space and parking

3M Co (NYSE:MMM) reported first-quarter FY22 net sales of $8.83 billion, a slight decrease of 0.3% year-over-year, +2% on an Organic basis, beating the consensus of $8.74 billion. Sales by segments: Safety and Industrial $3.05 billion (-1.5% Y/Y), Transportation and Electronics $2.34 billion (-2.3% Y/Y), Health Care $2.12 billion (+2.6% Y/Y) and…

April is Sexually Transmitted Infections Awareness Month. About 70% of cancers in the oropharynx, which includes the tonsils, soft palate and base of the tongue, are linked to the HPV virus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. So it's important to talk to your health care team…

Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE:UHS) reported first-quarter revenue growth of 9.3% year-over-year to $3.29 billion, beating the consensus of $3.21 billion. The operating income declined by 21.2% Y/Y to $232.86 million, and the margin contracted by 274 bps to 7.1%. Acute care hospitals owned adjusted admissions increased by 5.7% Y/Y, and adjusted…

The war in Ukraine puts the plight of refugees and displaced people back in the headlines. From February 24, more than 5 million people have crossed Ukraine’s borders. A further 7.7 million are estimated to have been been displaced internally.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — About 5,000 Stanford Health Care and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital nurses went on strike Monday morning to demand for hospital officials to reach a new contract, seeking better staffing and mental help support.

CHICAGO — It may be some time before people can walk through Illinois hospitals, doctors’ offices and nursing homes barefaced, despite mask mandates dropping on buses, planes and trains last week.