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Guernsey ex-chief minister calls for healthcare contract rethink
Guernsey's former chief minister is calling for a change to the contract with the provider of secondary healthcare. Following a report which showed the Medical Specialist Group (MSG) and Health and Social Care Committee (HSC) had missed 15 of its…
Guernsey ex-chief minister calls for healthcare contract rethink
John Fernandez Guernsey political reporter Guernsey's former chief minister is calling for a change to the contract with the provider of secondary healthcare. Following a report which showed the Medical Specialist Group (MSG) and Health and Social…
Medtronic vs. Tenet Healthcare: Which Healthcare Stock Offers Better Long-Term Growth?
Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) and Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) offer investors two very different healthcare growth stories. Medtronic's (NYSE:MDT) thesis rests on whether a new generation of medical devices can produce a durable turnaround…
Healthcare AI sandbox points to the next regulatory test: Autonomous medicine
Artificial intelligence in healthcare is moving from decision support towards something more consequential: regulated systems that can perform defined clinical tasks with a degree of autonomy. This shift is now being tested in Israel, where the…
Danaher vs. Medtronic: Which Healthcare Recovery Story Has More Upside?
Healthcare investors are beginning to see signs of recovery across several parts of the industry, but not every recovery looks the same. Danaher (NYSE: DHR) is benefiting from improving demand in life sciences after a prolonged post-pandemic…
Johnson & Johnson vs. Thermo Fisher: Which Healthcare Growth Story Is More Durable?
Healthcare investors looking for long-term growth don't always have to choose between fast-growing companies and defensive businesses. Sometimes the more interesting decision is between two high-quality companies that are growing for entirely…
Thermo Fisher vs. Intuitive Surgical: Which Premium Healthcare Stock Deserves its Valuation?
Premium healthcare stocks often trade at elevated valuations for very different reasons. Thermo Fisher's (NYSE: TMO) investment case increasingly depends on whether the life sciences industry is emerging from its post-pandemic slowdown, while…
Did Hakeem Jeffries Discover the Price of 'Free' Healthcare?
Democrat House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries encountered a government program he does not want to expand -- at least not 'currently.' Asked recently on NBC's 'Meet the Press' whether he supports Medicare for All, Jeffries replied it is 'not…
The company selling a $3,000 mattress cover that billionaires love wants to become a healthcare company that treats sleep apnea
Eight Sleep, the startup behind the $2,999 mattress cover that puts both Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg to sleep, wants to stop being known for the celebrities who use it. Instead, the company is pursuing FDA clearance to detect and treat sleep…
Notable healthcare headlines for the week: Moderna, Merck and Twist Bioscience in focus
Wall Street's major averages closed firmly higher on Friday, with Treasury yields largely steady and Bitcoin experiencing sharp intraday swings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.9%, the S&P 500 rose 0.4%, and the Nasdaq Composite gained…
Watch: Mark Cuban says you can't fix healthcare until every price is known
Interview by Julie Rovner and video by Hannah Norman for KFF The ongoing debate over the U.S. health system shouldn't be based on whether the government or the private sector is the dominant player, billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban said this…
Healthcare freefall: Subsidy cuts, insurance gaps reshape how Coloradans will seek care
Editor's Note: Colorado's healthcare system is entering a period of accelerating instability — a “tsunami,” as multiple leaders describe it — driven by collapsing hospital finances, shrinking Medicaid reimbursements…
Is the colour of money changing the healthcare landscape
Small nursing homes, trust-run hospitals and large corporate chains — India is dotted with these institutions delivering healthcare services, some for many years now. A recently tabled parliamentary panel report, though, has put them under…
Violence Against Healthcare Workers and Staffing Shortages Fuel Hospital Strikes
Nurse Crystal Dhooghe is used to dealing with blood and broken bones in the emergency room. But she didn't expect to witness so much violence against her own colleagues. “I've seen nurses get shoved, pushed, scratched. The biggest one is…
Daiichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Invests $3.21 Million in HCA Healthcare, Inc. $HCA
Daiichi Life Insurance Co. Ltd. bought a new position in shares of HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE:HCA - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund…
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