Providers are arranging home visits and telehealth as neighbors pick up prescriptions, groceries and diapers ...

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Pandemic preparedness in fragile and conflict-affected states is shaped less by technical deficits than by enduring political, institutional, and security constraints. Protracted conflict, chronic ...

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Tuesday marks one year since a measles outbreak started in West Texas, and there have been new cases in the United States ...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- Hawaii’s healthcare system could be on the verge of a major change. Hawaii Pacific Health (HPH) and Hawaii Medical Service Association (HMSA) announced Wednesday plans to ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sentact, a leader in healthcare technology, analytics, and services reimagining the path to exceptional care, today announced it has acquired Performance Health ...

The call came at 2:47 PM on Tuesday. My client, the CFO of a financial services firm, just finished her quarterly security audit. The numbers didn't make sense. Data outlet was up over 300%. Tool ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Omer Awan is a practicing physician who covers public health. For the first time ever, the World Health Organization has ...

The World Health Organization conditionally recommends the use of GLP-1 drugs, including tirzepatide, marketed as Mounjaro and Zepbound, for obesity treatment. Peter Dazeley via Getty Images The World ...

The World Health Organization on Monday issued its first guideline on the use of GLP-1 therapies for obesity, conditionally recommending them as part of long-term treatment for the condition, which ...

Globally, more than 1 billion people currently live with obesity. The World Health Organization on Monday released new guidance on GLP-1 medications for adults with obesity, recommending their ...