The Latest Breaking News from Health Care

Effective altruism is an intellectual and charitable movement that aspires to find the best ways to help others. People dedicated to it rely on evidence and rational arguments to identify what they can do to make the most progress toward solving the world’s most pressing problems, such as reducing malnutrition…

One night last month, a 9-year-old boy who had autism and talked about killing himself was among about 70 foster care children and youth under state supervision sleeping in hotels across Georgia.

California high schoolers are playing an important role in encouraging those in their community to get vaccinated

PBMs argue that the rebates they collect from drug companies in exchange for coverage by a health plan are used to lower premiums.

Sen. Joe Manchin III and the auto industry are pushing for diverging interpretations of tax breaks in Democrats’ climate and health care budget package enacted last year that defray the cost of buying electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles.

The healthcare industry usually holds up well in times of uncertainty, thanks to the inelastic demand for their products and services. As macroeconomic uncertainties related to the high inflation and a potential recession remain, quality stocks Humana (HUM), NextGen Healthcare (NXGN), and InfuSystem (INFU) might be ideal buys now. Keep…

Anyone who has ever seen a medical show knows what a “code blue” is. For those not in the know, it’s a medical facility’s emergency code that a patient needs to be resuscitated. That isn’t the only color code, but it’s one of only a few health care workers know…

Some Canadian medical experts agree that people living with the most severe mental illnesses are not getting the attention or funding they need.

The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees is calling on rich Gulf countries to chip in more to help educate, house and provide health care to them

Growing concerns over the possibility of a recession due to high inflation and the Fed’s interest rate hikes are expected to keep the stock market under pressure in the near term. Therefore, investors could hedge their portfolios against the economic downturn by adding quality ETFs Health Care Select Sector SPDR…

Even though inflation is showing signs of cooling, bearish projections for the foreseeable future indicate that the economic turmoil is far from over. Therefore, it could be wise to invest in quality, dividend-paying ETFs JPMorgan Ultra-Short (JPST), Vanguard Health Care (VHT), and Schwab U.S. Large-Cap (SCHV) this month that ensure…