Post-pandemic, many free medical clinics face financial pressures

This Sunday, supporters of a free medical clinic in Fredericksburg will hold a rally to generate new support after a falling out with the local health system that had provided a number of free ... Read More

Province to prohibit sick notes for employees

Ontario will prohibit employers from requiring sick notes in an effort to reduce paperwork for physicians, Health Minister Sylvia Jones announced Wednesday. Read More

Province reveals plan to cancel sick note requirements

Ontario said it will be amending the Employment Standards Act so that employees will not be required to provide a doctor's note to verify up to three days of sick time off. The new change has limits. Read More

Health care providers dig out from ransomware attack

A Feb. 21 cyberattack against a Nashville, Tennessee-based medical-billing clearinghouse sent shock waves across Indiana’s health care system. Read More

Health Care to Change for Thousands of People Under New Bill

Democratic lawmakers Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Rep. Andy Kim have partnered up with Republican Rep. Jen Kiggans to introduce legislation aiming to give army reservists and members of the National ... Read More

Cutting Red Tape to Let Doctors Focus on Patients, Not Paperwork

Ontario launches new healthcare initiatives to reduce paperwork for family doctors, allowing more time for patient care ... Read More

Public health department keeps citizens healthy

Public health departments play an extremely important role in improving and protecting the health of individuals and communities, and the mission of the Paris-Lamar County Health District is to provid ... Read More

No more sick notes? Why the Ford government wants to eliminate doctors notes for illness

The Minister of Labour will table legislation that would prohibit employers from asking for a sick note for the three days of provincially mandated sick leave. Read More

‘We can’t do it for free’: County hospitals feel the pain from Change Healthcare cyberattack, NSMC to seek $9.5M credit line

North Sunflower Medical Center last week asked the county board of supervisors for permission to seek a $9.5 million line of credit from Planters Bank & Trust, a move that follows nearly two months of ... Read More

VDH: COVID cases keep declining

CDC states that already an estimated 97% of Americans have some level of immunity, from either vaccination or infection or both, which they said will help keep down new transmission and lessen serious ... Read More

News Explorer — Change Healthcare Confirms Payment of Ransom to AlphV in February's Ransomware Attack, Raising Concerns for Healthcare Industry

Change Healthcare Confirms Payment of Ransom to AlphV in February's Ransomware Attack, Raising Concerns for Healthcare Industry. Change Healthcare has confirmed that it paid a ran ... Read More

How a Fading Japan Regained Its Superpowers

The country was once the model of capitalist decline. But those recessionary decades are finally over. Where will Tokyo flex its muscles? Read More