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Genesis HealthCare, owner of 16 nursing home facilities in NH, declares bankruptcy

Genesis HealthCare, owner of 16 nursing home facilities in NH, declares bankruptcy

Genesis HealthCare, one of the nation’s largest nursing home owners — and operator of 16 skilled nursing facilities in New Hampshire — has filed for bankruptcy protection. No facilities are expected to close due to the bankruptcy proceedings, a...

New podcast tells stories of survival and first aid

New podcast tells stories of survival and first aid

St John Ambulance Cymru has launched Just in Case: Stories from St John to share real-life accounts of emergencies, recoveries, and the volunteers behind them. Richard Lee, chief executive of St John Ambulance Cymru, said: "Our St John people are...

Carol Story Owens

Carol Story Owens

Benton | Nov. 29, 1942 | yesterday Carol Story Owens, age 82, of Calvert City, Kentucky, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 31, 2025, at Calvert City Nursing & Rehab. Carol was born on November 29, 1942, in Paducah, Kentucky, to the late...

Federal Court Vacates Key Provisions of HIPAA Privacy Rule on Reproductive Healthcare

Federal Court Vacates Key Provisions of HIPAA Privacy Rule on Reproductive Healthcare

On June 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a ruling in Purl v. United States Department of Health and Human Services,1 vacating most of the Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights’ (OCR)...

UCF Nursing Ph.D. Graduate Helping to Solve Two Healthcare Challenges

UCF Nursing Ph.D. Graduate Helping to Solve Two Healthcare Challenges

When Eunice Oladepe Ojo ’21DNP walks across the stage at Addition Financial Arena on Saturday she will be positively impacting two major challenges facing healthcare in the U.S. today — the nursing shortage and falls among older adults. Fueling a...

WHX Cape Town: Rebuilding Africa’s healthcare systems, one practical solution at a time

WHX Cape Town: Rebuilding Africa’s healthcare systems, one practical solution at a time

Africa’s premier healthcare event, WHX Cape Town (formerly Africa Health) returns from 2-4 September at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). With more than 8,000 attendees, 600+ exhibitors and speakers from 60+ countries, WHX...

Drink Responsibly: Is it safe to boil water more than once?

Drink Responsibly: Is it safe to boil water more than once?

We have often heard that re-boiled water leads to the accumulation of allegedly hazardous substances, including metals such as arsenic, or salts. Here’s why that isn’t true read more The kettle is a household staple practically everywhere – how...

Cardiff City have finally found their new path - they must now stick to it

Cardiff City have finally found their new path - they must now stick to it

Whatever happens from here on in, Cardiff City are FINALLY on the right track. After years of wasting their best young talent, something I know used to frustrate, dare I say it annoy, Craig Bellamy when he was Academy boss, the Bluebirds have seen...

Hidden in a Welsh city is a serene and beautiful canal walk many don't even know exists

Hidden in a Welsh city is a serene and beautiful canal walk many don't even know exists

Hidden behind the busy streets of Cardiff Bay is a beautiful waterside walk following the remains of the city's feeder canal network through what was the docklands. Here, you'll find a green lung nestling a few steps, but a world away from the...

Ashby gears up for Pride celebration

Ashby gears up for Pride celebration

A Leicestershire town's annual Pride festival is set to take place later this month. The event, in Ashby, will include live performances, family-friendly activities, a fun fair and food stalls. The main stage lineup includes Kyle Finn, FireWater,...

I want you to speak to me – not the person pushing my wheelchair

I want you to speak to me – not the person pushing my wheelchair

Too often, when someone sees me in a wheelchair, they speak to the person pushing it (Picture: TyneSight Photography) Edging closer to the front of the shop’s till line, my partner, Bryan, pushed me in my wheelchair. ‘Next waiting!’ the cashier...

Senate Appropriations Committee Preserves Funding for Title VIII Nursing Programs and NINR in the FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Spending Bill

Senate Appropriations Committee Preserves Funding for Title VIII Nursing Programs and NINR in the FY 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Spending Bill

Newswise — WASHINGTON, D.C., August 1, 2025 – Yesterday, the Senate Appropriations Committee advanced its Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS-ED) spending bill by a vote of 26 to 3. The American Association...

Community support crucial to improved breastfeeding, maternal health, says expert

Community support crucial to improved breastfeeding, maternal health, says expert

Khadijat Adeleye, a public health expert, says sustained support across family, community, workplace, health systems and policy levels are crucial to improving breastfeeding rates and maternal health outcomes. Ms Adeleye, a maternal health...

Early Trial Success Signals Promise for GT-02287 in Parkinson’s Disease Treatment

Early Trial Success Signals Promise for GT-02287 in Parkinson’s Disease Treatment

In an interview with Pharmaceutical Executive, Gene Mack, CEO, GAIN Therapeutics, shared promising updates on the company’s lead candidate, GT-02287, a novel therapy in development for Parkinson’s disease. Enrollment for the Phase Ib open-label...

MedTech Innovative Auto-Injectable Drug Device

MedTech Innovative Auto-Injectable Drug Device

Category: MedTech Device Listing ID: XYMF1G Company Overview PRIME exits and American HealthCare Capital are pleased to introduce an opportunity to invest in an innovative medical device company that has created a technologically disruptive,...

Tucson first responders save worker stuck in collapsed trench near Midvale Park

Tucson first responders save worker stuck in collapsed trench near Midvale Park

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — The Tucson Fire Department responded to reports of a man stuck inside a collapsed trench near Midvale Park and Valencia Roads Friday morning. At around 8:45 a.m., first responders arrived at the scene and confirmed the...

Blood Donors: Spare an Hour to Save Lives in August  

Blood Donors: Spare an Hour to Save Lives in August  

Vitalant thanks all donors with $10 gift card and a chance to win $10,000 LAS VEGAS, Nev. (July 30, 2025) — Nonprofit Vitalant urges all eligible donors to take an hour to give blood amidst the August hustle of summer fun and back-to-school...

Healthcare Leaders Shaping the Future: AI-Driven Innovation at INVEST Digital Health 2025

Healthcare Leaders Shaping the Future: AI-Driven Innovation at INVEST Digital Health 2025

At INVEST Digital Health 2025,scheduled for September 18 in Dallas at Pegasus Park, the theme of the conference is AI in healthcare. Healthcare executives from venture capital firms, health systems, technology companies and accelerators will share...

David Blair | PBMI Innovator

David Blair | PBMI Innovator

For David Blair, technology is a tool that can be leveraged to better engage with members. As founder, chairman and CEO of LucyRx, he wants to bring clinical expertise and technological innovation to pharmacy benefits and engage with partners who...

Families turning to mobile apps to simplify, manage their healthcare

Families turning to mobile apps to simplify, manage their healthcare

More families are turning to mobile apps to simplify and manage their healthcare. With packed schedules and tasks like refilling prescriptions, booking appointments, and tracking health benefits, many people feel overwhelmed. Digital tools, like...

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