by News Feed Editor | Sep 14, 2026 | Health
Republican lawmakers created a $50 billion rural health fund to help hospitals cope with anticipated Medicaid cuts, but hospital leaders say the fund’s implementation falls short of initial expectations.
by News Feed Editor | Sep 13, 2026 | Health
England is offering free meningitis B vaccines to approximately one million young people, targeting 17 and 18-year-olds and first-year university students following an outbreak in Kent earlier this year.
by News Feed Editor | Sep 13, 2026 | Health
New York City is strengthening cooling tower inspections and regulations following two legionnaires’ disease outbreaks in recent summers that killed multiple residents and prompted lawsuits.
by News Feed Editor | Sep 13, 2026 | Health
Bangladesh continues to battle a severe measles outbreak that has killed over 1,000 children since March, despite vaccination efforts falling short of immunization targets needed to contain the highly contagious virus.
by News Feed Editor | Sep 13, 2026 | Health
England is expanding pharmacy treatment services this autumn to include migraines, acne, ear infections, scabies, and blocked noses, adding to seven previously covered conditions to relieve pressure on GPs and emergency departments.
by News Feed Editor | Sep 13, 2026 | Health
England’s cancer care system is struggling to meet treatment targets, with only 71.2% of patients starting treatment within 62 days of GP referral, falling short of the government’s goal of 80% by March 2027.