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Party-list to push better health care access
A new party-list is seeking a congressional seat in the 2025 midterm elections to improve health care access for underserved Filipinos. The group aims to provide accessible and comprehensive medical ...
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CHR backs Senate bill on ‘Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers’
“It is crucial to recognize that barangay health workers were frontline responders during the COVID-19 pandemic, assisting ...
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Trump 2.0: PH stays optimistic amid worries on aid, health care
As Donald Trump prepares for his return to the US presidency, experts are taking a close look at the ripple effects his ...
Seattle Times17d
Health care worker gets 2 years for accessing Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s medical records
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A former health care worker who illegally accessed the health records of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before she died was sentenced Thursday to two years in ...
U.S. News & World Report18d
Community Health Worker Salary
How Much Does a Community Health Worker Make? Community Health Workers made a median salary of $46,190 in 2022. The best-paid 25% made $59,220 that year, while the lowest-paid 25% made $38,010.
The Hill18d
Less than 1 in 6 health care workers get COVID-19 booster shot: CDC
Fewer health care workers are getting the most recent COVID-19 booster. Findings from a new survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show 15.3 percent of the roughly 8 ...
McKnight's Senior Living20d
13 percent of direct care workers work in residential care settings such as assisted living: analysis
21% of direct care workers in residential care facilities are RNs or LPNs, compared with 43% in nursing homes and 14% in home health and home- and community-based services settings. Of the three ...
Associated Press22d
Deaths of 10 newborns shake millions’ trust in Turkey’s health care system
but staff swiftly whisked him to the neonatal intensive care unit. It was the last time Burcu Gokdeniz would see her baby alive. The doctor in charge told her that Umut Ali’s heart stopped after his ...
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An Idaho health department isn’t allowed to give COVID-19 vaccines anymore. Experts say it’s a first
FILE - A syringe lies next to vials of COVID-19 booster vaccines at ... The people getting vaccinated at the health department — including people without housing, people who are homebound and those in ...
Medscape23d
COVID on the Floor Linked to Outbreaks on Two Hospital Wards
The viral burden of SARS-CoV-2 on floors, even in healthcare worker–only areas, was strongly associated with COVID-19 outbreaks in two acute-care hospitals, according to a new study from Ontario ...
The New York Times23d
Expect Higher Costs for Your Health Care Benefits Next Year
Workers at small firms (those with under 200 workers) face higher deductibles, $2,575 on average. Factors contributing to higher health care costs include demand for pricey prescription ...
scienceopen.com23d
Recruiting and retaining healthcare workers in Scotland to a longitudinal COVID-19 study: a descriptive analysis
Rapid timescales for the design and delivery of research were common during the COVID-19 pandemic. The recruitment and retention of healthcare workers (HCWs) as participants in research studies are ...