New York State Attorney General, Letitia James, speaks during a news conference, to announce criminal justice reform in New York City, U.S., May 21, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Saturday that Johnson & Johnson has agreed to end the manufacture and sale of opioids nationwide in a $… Read More »
Between 2020 and 2023, the New York Building Congress anticipates total spending on construction for the healthcare sector to increase by 38% to exceed $ 9.4 billion during that period, according to a recent report. From 2016 to 2019, New York City spent more than $ 6.8 billion on healthcare construction. For the next three… Read More »
ImageA woman crossing an empty street near the Los Angeles Convention Center on Monday.Credit…Robyn Beck/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Good morning. (Don’t get California Today by email? Here’s the sign-up.) In talking about California’s response to the spread of the coronavirus outbreak, Gov. Gavin Newsom has been unequivocal: The state needs more hospital capacity —… Read More »
ROME — The mayor of one town complained that doctors were forced to decide not to treat the very old, leaving them to die. In another town, patients with coronavirus-caused pneumonia were being sent home. Elsewhere, a nurse collapsed with her mask on, her photograph becoming a symbol of overwhelmed medical staff. In less than… Read More »
Eight-year-old Blake Collie was at the swimming pool when he got a frightening headache. His parents rushed him to the emergency room only to learn he had a brain aneurysm. Blake spent nearly two months in the hospital. His family did not have traditional health insurance. “We could not afford it,” said his father, Mark… Read More »