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More than 300,000 Oklahomans rely on enhanced subsidies to afford health insurance, and a coalition of health care providers and patient advocates is urging lawmakers to act before these temporary tax credits expire at the end of 2025. The coalition warns that if Congress does not extend the credits,
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Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) have reintroduced bipartisan legislation aimed at bolstering pharmacists' ability to serve older Americans in communities with limited access to doctors or medical services. The Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act seeks to encourage pharmacists to offer health care
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United Nations independent expert Claudia Mahler acknowledged Saudi Arabia's advancements in elderly care during her visit to the Kingdom. Mahler noted the availability of comprehensive care services, including home-based and virtual healthcare, digital civil registry, and advanced medical care within prisons. The Kingdom's support for a
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NaphCare, a leading correctional healthcare company, has announced the introduction of TechCare GO, a browser-based feature of its corrections-specific electronic health record (EHR). Designed to enhance medication administration and documentation, TechCare GO prioritizes medication safety, compliance, and patient-centered care. The feature is particularly useful in correctional facilities with limited connectivity,
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Representatives in the US Congress, including Val Hoyle (OR-04), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), Pat Ryan (NY-18), and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), have introduced legislation to prevent large insurance companies and their subsidiaries from buying up independently owned clinics. The Patients Over Profits Act aims to halt the out-of-control consolidations
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The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has achieved a significant milestone in the field of health information management (HIM) with the accreditation of its Health Information Management bachelor's degree program by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). This prestigious recognition makes the
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The Early Essential Newborn Care (EENC) training underway at Opuwo in the Kunene Region is a crucial step towards delivering safe and effective care during the critical neonatal period. The workshop, which commenced on Monday for 40 healthcare providers, forms part of the World Patient Safety Day commemoration. Dr Gloria
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Quest Diagnostics has announced the launch of an advanced pharmacogenomic (PGx) laboratory test service designed to help healthcare providers understand a patient's individual genetic response to select drug therapies. This innovative offering aims to inform medication selection and dosing across various medical specialties, including psychiatry, neurology, cardiology, oncology,
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Dr. Mariam Athbi Al Jalahma, CEO of Government Hospitals, marked a significant milestone in Bahrain's healthcare sector with the inauguration of the Short-Stay Surgery Unit at the Dermatology Department of Salmaniya Medical Complex. The state-of-the-art unit is designed to cater to patients requiring minor surgical and therapeutic procedures
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High-quality medicines are critical for saving the lives of pregnant women and their newborn babies. Unfortunately, a substantial proportion of medicines for maternal health care are substandard, including those used to manage postpartum haemorrhage (PPH), the leading cause of maternal death. In many countries, particularly in low- and middle-income countries,
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In its fifth year of operation, Journey To Wholeness (JTW), a corporate social responsibility initiative of EL-Cubed International Limited, has made a significant impact on the lives of vulnerable individuals and families. Founded on September 26th, 2020, JTW has provided free family life counselling, therapy, and coaching services to 355
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U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan and Chuck Grassley have reintroduced legislation aimed at bolstering pharmacists' ability to provide healthcare services to older Americans in communities with limited access to doctors. The Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act seeks to encourage pharmacists to offer health care services, immunizations,
