Some patients who have been red flagged for breast cancer assessments are waiting up to seven weeks to be seen in Northern Ireland. The target set by Northern Ireland’s devolved Department of Health – which oversees five health and social care trusts – is 14 days. BBC News NI understands that several breast cancer consultants…
Alex McIntyre BBC News, West Midlands Getty Images Dr Sayed Talibi shared an image of him performing brain surgery on his dating profile (stock picture) A doctor has been struck off for assaulting a woman, making racist or derogatory comments and uploading an image of a patient’s brain on his dating profile. Dr Sayed Talibi,…
Enrollment in Medicare Advantage has grown rapidly in recent years, with more than half of all eligible Medicare beneficiaries now receiving their coverage from a private plan. Although the pace of enrollment increases slowed in 2025, the total number of Medicare Advantage enrollees still increased and the share of Medicare beneficiaries who obtain their Medicare…
The Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Medicaid expansion expanded Medicaid coverage to nearly all adults with incomes up to 138% of the Federal Poverty Level ($21,597 for an individual in 2025) and provided states with an enhanced federal matching rate (FMAP) for their expansion populations. To date, 41 states (including DC) have adopted the Medicaid expansion and…
The first human case of a flesh-eating parasite infestation has been confirmed in the US, authorities say. New World screwworm (NWS) myiasis was found in a patient who returned to the US from El Salvador, the Department of Health and Human Services said on Monday. The case was confirmed on 4 August. NWS myiasis is…
In July 2025, the Trump administration announced a new effort (“Making Health Tech Great Again”) towards health data interchange (referred to in this brief as “interoperability”). This announcement accompanied voluntary commitments from more than 60 providers, payers, and software companies—vendors of electronic health records (EHR) systems, health care analytics platforms, and those traditionally outside the…
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Getty Images Posture is all about regular movement, exercise and positive mindsets “Sit up straight!” – we’ve all heard that command barked at us many times. For years we’ve been told that good posture means standing tall, shoulders back and your spine straight as a rod. But that might not actually be true. According to…
Close to 70 million people ages 65 and older and younger people with long-term disabilities receive their health insurance coverage through the federal Medicare program. While overall satisfaction with the program is high, paying for health care services can prove challenging for Medicare beneficiaries. In 2023, more than one-third (36%) of beneficiaries said they had…
Professors Cath Noakes and Richard Fitton explain how dehumidifiers combat mould and why it’s crucial to put them in the right place to be effective. Source link
