Efforts by two private equity firms to extract profits from hospitals located in underserved communities are putting patients at risk, according to a new report released Tuesday by a powerful Senate committee. 162-page Senate Budget Committee report comes as Americans continue to express outrage at the role of corporations in the American health care system, … Read more
In a worrying development for the National Health Service (NHS), the Royal Liverpool Hospital has officially declared a critical incident due to an alarming rise in flu cases. The hospital is currently struggling with an increase in patient numbers, leading to prolonged waiting times in the Accident and Emergency (A&E) department, with some people having … Read more
Several major British hospitals have reintroduced Covid-style restrictions, including mandatory masks, as they grapple with a wave of winter illnesses dubbed a “quad-demic”. The measures come as healthcare facilities face “exceptionally high demand” from patients suffering from a combination of influenza, Covid-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and norovirus. Several hospitals were forced to declare critical … Read more