Meanwhile, in the latest daily figures, the government said that a further 4,479 people had tested positive for coronavirus and another 51 people had died within 28 days of a positive test. Although that latter figure is slightly up on the previous day, it is lower than the 63 announced last Thursday. BBC News –… Read More »
As the global death toll from the coronavirus approaches 1 million people, the World Health Organization said Friday that it’s “not impossible” that number could double if countries don’t uniformly work to suppress the virus’ spread. “It’s certainly unimaginable, but it’s not impossible, because if we look at losing 1 million people in nine months… Read More »
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Health Resources and Services Administration, announced awards Thursday totaling $ 107.2 million to 310 recipients to increase the health workforce in rural and underserved communities. Recipients across 45 states and U.S. territories received funding to improve the quality, distribution and diversity of health professionals serving… Read More »
A physician who the top prescriber of oxycodone in Michigan from 2016 to 2017 was charged in an indictment this week with a $ 120 million healthcare fraud and money laundering scheme that involved the alleged medically unnecessary distribution of more than 2.2 million doses of controlled substances, and the administration of medically unnecessary injections.… Read More »
At the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, the liver transplant group is busy handling an onslaught of patients who have come from all over the country in hopes of a chance at life. For many, a liver transplant is their last hope, after being diagnosed with a deadly disease sweeping the nation at epic proportions.… Read More »