Search

SHUTTERSTOCK

Study: ‘Phantom’ Providers Rife In Oregon Health Plan

More than half of primary and mental health providers in the state's low-income health care program appeared to be “phantoms” who didn’t see anyone, OHSU researchers say.

Jul 7, 2022
Premium

SHAFIN AL ASAD PROTIC/PIXABAY

Abortion Rights Hacktivists Strike States With Bans

Following two attacks, Cybersecurity experts say they expect to see more against states by hacktivists angered by abortion bans.

Jul 7, 2022

KAREN HABERLAND, PROJECT OFFICER AT ECRI, DEMONSTRATES HOW A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL PUTS ON A DISPOSABLE ISOLATION GOWN./CAROLINE GUTMAN/KHN

Widely Used Hospital Gowns Show Signs Of Exposing Workers To Infection

Gowns worn in medical and intensive care units ripped too easily and allowed 4 to 14 times the expected amount of liquid to seep through, a study says.

Jul 7, 2022

An advertisement for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline’s 988 hotline at the Shaw-Howard University subway station in Washington, D.C., on July 18, 2023. | ERIC HARKLEROAD/KFF HEALTH NEWS