Majority of VA health care facilities receive 4 or 5 stars in CMS quality ratings, outperforming non-VA facilities
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that 67% of VA hospitals included in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) annual Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings received either 4 or 5 stars, compared to only 41% of non-VA hospitals. This was the first time VA hospitals were included in the CMS Star Ratings.
Cases of tick-borne illnesses are on the rise. Some experts believe climate change is the cause
In 2022, doctors recorded the first confirmed case of tick-borne encephalitis virus acquired in the United Kingdom. It began with a bike ride.
Gene therapy eyedrops restored a boy’s sight. Similar treatments could help millions
Dr. Alfonso Sabater pulled up two photos of Antonio Vento Carvajal’s eyes. One showed cloudy scars covering both eyeballs. The other, taken after months of gene therapy given through eyedrops, revealed no scarring on either eye.
Private Equity Investments in Health Care May Increase Costs and Degrade Quality
A study led by a researcher at Columbia Mailman School finds that increasingly common private equity investments in healthcare are generally associated with higher costs to patients and payers.
After decades of delays and broken promises, coal miners hail rule to slow rise of black lung
A half-century ago, the nation’s top health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine safety to adopt strict rules protecting miners from poisonous rock dust.
