The New York State Department of Health has identified 10 outbreaks of foodborne illnesses since 2012 by tracking reviews on Yelp, in today's bite-sized hospital and health industry news from Illinois, Missouri, and New York.
U.S. News & World Report has released its annual list of the 25 best jobs in health care for 2018, with dentists topping the list, followed by physician assistants and NPs.
U.S. infants under age 1 faced a 76% higher risk of death from 2001 to 2010 compared with those in 19 other high-income countries, according to a new study published in Health Affairs.
Nonprofit hospitals' spending on community benefits has remained relatively stagnant since the Affordable Care Act was enacted—despite a provision intended to spur hospital investment in such efforts, according to a recent study published in Health Affairs.
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin says the state's Medicaid program under the waiver will serve as a "model for the nation," though same stakeholders say they plan to sue Kentucky over the waiver's requirements.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) on Thursday voted 14-2 in favor of urging Congress to end the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) program and replace it with a new voluntary value-based payment program.
Sales of a drug that protects against radioactive iodine surged after President Trump tweeted that his "nuclear button" is "bigger" and "more powerful" than North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un's, JoNel Aleccia writes for Kaiser Health News—but CDC warns the pills can have dangerous side effects and shouldn't be taken except at the guidance of public health authorities.
