
CNBC - 3 hours 2 min ago
Jobs in e-commerce, health care and digital content freelancing are seeing the fastest growth in the U.K., according to LinkedIn.

CBS News - 8 hours 26 min ago
While serving a three-year sentence in an Arizona prison that contracts with a private health care company, Mariam Abdullah was diagnosed with mental illnesses. Six weeks after her 18th birthday, she killed herself in her cell. Her story is not unique: the suicide rate in U.S. prisons has increased in recent years. In this CBSN Originals documentary, we look at whether private health care companies are contributing to this trend.

Boston Herald - 8 hours 52 min ago
Smokers can now light up the vaccination hotlines in many states. New Jersey, Mississippi, Pennsylvania and Virginia are registering smokers to get the coronavirus vaccine, according to a health care think tank. Massachusetts has, so far not joined that group.

Medgadget - 9 hours 30 min ago
2020 has been a challenging year in many ways, including for everyone’s mental health. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a spike in mental health problems with cases tripling in the number of adults experiencing depression. Existing sentiments and situations drag on now into 2021. Today, the mental health care system is not very efficient and in many […]...

Associated Press - 10 hours 30 min ago
LIMA, Peru (AP) At least four doctors began a hunger strike Wednesday as a protest against the substandard working conditions that Peru's medical workers say they have faced in fighting the coronavirus pandemic. The hunger strike in Peru's capital, Lima, is the latest action by health care workers asking the government to improve their work environment. Medical personnel have been protesting for a week just as a second wave of coronavirus cases is hitting the country. "We are concerned...

CBS News - 12 hours 17 min ago
Saudi citizens accused of crimes in U.S. escaping justice; Then, investigating practices by Sutter Health that led to higher California health care costs; And, how a questionable syndrome, excited delirium,' could be protecting police officers from misconduct charges.

The Hill - 13 hours 10 min ago
President Joe Biden is poised to take action on 53 executive items over the next 10 days as he seeks to rapidly reverse some Trump administration policies and implement his own, according to a document outlining the sched...

Forbes - 15 hours 24 min ago
After four years of the Trump administration's undermining of The Affordable Care Act/Obamacare, What can we expect over the next few months from the new administration?...

Newsweek - 15 hours 40 min ago
Health care providers will be responsible for training and supervising volunteers from these professions to administer vaccines.

VentureBeat - 17 hours 11 min ago
Microsoft and University of British Columbia researchers propose FELICA, a system that leverages AI to let health providers share data.

Associated Press - 17 hours 20 min ago
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) Nebraska's campaign to vaccinate people for the coronavirus is further along in some rural parts of the state. At least half a dozen health districts across the state have already started giving vaccines to seniors living outside long-term care facilities, the Lincoln Journal Star reported . Officials in Lincoln and Omaha are still working to vaccinate health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities. ADVERTISEMENT Health districts based in Scottsbluff, Grand...

Chicago Tribune - 19 hours 10 min ago
New COVID-19 relief checks, taxes, health care it's all on the line. Here's how having Joe Biden in the White House may affect your finances.

Forbes - 19 hours 12 min ago
Instead of forcing Gen Z into a pre-designed mold of what the health care industry should look like, let's rethink the mold altogether.

VentureBeat - 20 hours 2 min ago
According a new report by CB Insights, health care startups raised $80.6 billion in 2020, up from $53.7 billion in 2019.

Wall Street Journal - 20 hours 49 min ago
Fourth-quarter revenue climbed to $65.47 billion, up from $60.9 billion in the same quarter a year earlier. Costs also rose.

Associated Press - 21 hours 36 min ago
As you take a closer look at your financial footing amid the headwinds of a pandemic, it's an excellent time to examine the possible impact of a Joe Biden presidency on money matters. The balance of Congress has shifted following the Georgia runoffs, providing possible momentum for President Biden's agenda. A new COVID check, taxes, health care it's all on the line. Here's how. A SHORT FUSE ON ANOTHER ROUND OF STIMULUS CHECKS Look for another round of pandemic relief shortly after...