Close to a thousand staff at Bayonne University Hospital in New Jersey received unexpected layoff notices recently, but the hospital’s new owner insists they shouldn’t panic. The notices, filed under state rules, suggest big changes are coming by late June. This follows the sudden closure of Heights
A man spent $6, 000 to install a sturdy aluminum wheelchair ramp for his paralyzed father, only to return home and find a neighbor had poured concrete over the folding sections. The neighbor claimed the ramp looked "depressing" and hurt the upscale appearance of their historic street. She locked the
Analysts at one firm aren’t backing down from their strong opinion on Ping An Healthcare and Technology. The company just got a second vote of confidence with a buy rating and a price target set at HK$23. 88. That’s higher than what most analysts think, which sits around HK$17. 63 on average. Ping
Hospitals face a tough balancing act when picking new medical equipment. They need machines that work well and won't break the bank. The World Health Organization offers guidelines to help with this decision. These recommendations focus on two big things: what hospitals actually need and how to get
Some people with heart failure get a special device called a cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) implant. This gadget sends electrical signals to help the heart beat in sync. But for nearly half of patients, it just doesn’t work well. When that happens, their heart function stays poor, and they’
Most people notice old iron pipes in their water system only when the water turns yellow or rusty. What they don’t see are the invisible side effects. Scientists recently traced how these aging cast iron pipes could be quietly creating extra chemicals in drinking water, ones we don’t even test for r
A recent study followed Brazilian adults to see how their eating habits affect a condition called metabolic syndrome. This condition raises the risk of heart disease and diabetes and involves issues like high blood pressure, extra belly fat, and irregular blood sugar. Researchers focused on two diet
Breast cancer now affects more women worldwide than any other type of tumor, thanks to longer lifespans and changing habits. While treatments like hormone therapy, HER2-targeted drugs, and advanced surgeries have saved many lives, they often leave behind challenges most statistics ignore. Pain, fati
The Cleveland Guardians opened their season with a win, but the familiar voice that fans have heard for decades was missing from the ballpark’s speakers. Bob Tayek, who has called games at Progressive Field for 26 seasons, will be absent for at least the first half of the 2026 season because of heal
Recent work has built a tool that flags mothers who might need extra help in the first month after giving birth. The calculator was trained on data from New York City hospitals between 2016 and 2018, where it could predict readmissions or emergency visits with a moderate success rate (an AUC of 0. 6
