Morning Headlines 10/3/17
US Emergency Department Visits For Firearm-Related Injuries, 2006–14
Health Affairs publishes findings from an aptly-timed study conducted by researchers from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine that aimed to quantify the clinical and financial burden of firearm-related injuries. Researchers concluded that in the US, firearm-related injuries claim 36,000 lives and account for a financial burden of approximately $2.8 billion, annually.
Iasis Healthcare’s sale closes, CEO Whitmer departs
Steward Health Care (MA) completes its $2 billion acquisition of 16-hospital Iasis Healthcare, expanding Steward’s network to include 36 hospitals spread across 10 states.
Three US scientists win Nobel Prize for uncovering inner workings of the biological clock
The 2017 Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded to Jeffrey Hall and Michael Rosbash, of Brandeis University, and Michael Young, of Rockefeller University, for their discoveries of the underpinnings of the circadian rhythms that help organisms adapt to our 24-hour days.
Authority of Health Care Providers To Practice Telehealth
The VA proposes a rule that would allow employed VA providers to offer telehealth services to veterans across state lines.
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