Why It’s So Hard to Cut Waste in Health Care
During the pandemic, people have been getting less medical treatment. That saves money, but it could harm their health, an economist says.
During the pandemic, people have been getting less medical treatment. That saves money, but it could harm their health, an economist says.
More Americans are writing end-of-life instructions as the pandemic renders such decisions less abstract. But are medical providers listening?
As the focus turns to vaccinations, the virus continues to spread, leaving health experts to wonder if officials will mull new steps and restrictions.
Health officials are frustrated that available doses are going unused while the virus is killing thousands of people each day. Many vaccine appointments have been canceled.
IRVINE, Calif.—Plans to build a world-class hospital and medical center estimated to cost more than $1 billion on the northern edge of the University of California—Irvine (UCI) campus were approved…
LONDON — AstraZeneca today said initial deliveries of its COVID-19 vaccine to the European Union will be “lower than initially anticipated.” The EU has yet to sign off on the…
Hospitals are straining to cope with a new coronavirus variant, despite warnings last year that more preparations were needed for an expected surge of cases in the winter.
Hospitals are straining to cope with a new coronavirus variant, despite warnings last year that more preparations were needed for an expected surge of cases in the winter.
DUBLIN — British soldiers with medical expertise are being deployed into Northern Ireland’s hospitals, a sensitive move previously avoided because of opposition from the Irish nationalist Sinn Féin party. Health…
Germany is extending its coronavirus lockdown and making measures stricter until at least February 14 out of fear that more contagious mutations of the virus could worsen the public health…