Michelle Crouch recently reported that three lawmakers in North Carolina are interested in revisiting a state law that grants special privileges to hospital authorities like Atrium Health. The legislators argue that the law, written in 1943, was intended for struggling county-owned hospitals, not for billion-dollar hospital systems like Atrium. Representative Donny Lambeth, Senator Jim Burgin,…
N. Adam Brown is a practicing emergency physician, entrepreneur, and healthcare executive. He is the founder of ABIG Health, a healthcare growth strategy firm, and a professor at the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. Follow In Washington, D.C., where I live, an infant born in 2020 had an average life expectancy of 75.3…
Junior doctors in England’s public Health service have initiated their 10th strike within a year, marking the latest walk-out in a broader industrial dispute that has led to over a million appointments being delayed and incurred billions of dollars in costs. These doctors, with significant experience and expertise, commenced a five-day strike on Saturday, raising…
Hundreds of people gathered to demand increased healthcare support for Gaza amidst ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Protestors, including healthcare workers and their supporters from central Pennsylvania, gathered at the state capitol in Harrisburg to bring attention to the urgent need for aid in Palestine. The call for support comes as healthcare facilities in…
The state of Massachusetts is facing a healthcare crisis as Steward Health Care, the owner of nine facilities including Carney Hospital in Dorchester, is being pressured to leave the state due to incomplete financial information. The Governor’s office has called for an orderly transition, citing Steward’s failure to provide necessary records. Reports indicate that Steward…
In a world facing numerous challenges that are putting immense pressure on humanity, the issue of mental Health has come to the forefront as a key component of global development. This is particularly evident in Ukraine, where the scars of war have left deep invisible wounds on the nation. It is essential for Ukrainians to…
A groundbreaking new scientific project led by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) is set to explore the potential benefits of nature-based Health therapies on mental health. This project, known as GreenME, aims to integrate these therapies, which involve frequent exposure to natural green spaces, into public…
