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Korea targets Mongolia's wealthy miners for its next big health care boom
Far from the sleek aesthetic clinics of Gangnam in southern Seoul, a quiet revolution in global health care is taking shape in the mining region of Mongolia. Korea is expanding its reach beyond typical cosmetic tourists, turning its attention…
Spire Healthcare agrees to be taken private in £1bn takeover deal
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Spire Healthcare agrees to be taken private in £1bn takeover deal
Private hospitals chain Spire Healthcare has agreed to be bought by a group of investment firms in a deal worth £1 billion. The takeover offer comes from a newly-formed company, named Tulip UK, comprised of funds managed or advised by…
Notable healthcare headlines for the week: UnitedHealth, Moderna, and Medtronic in focus
Wall Street's major market averages finished lower on Friday after traders and investors digested the latest jobs data, which came in stronger than forecasted. The blue-chip Dow ended 0.5% lower, the benchmark S&P 500 slipped 0.3%, and the…
Spire Healthcare overhauls board amid £1bn private takeover
The chief executive and chair of Spire Healthcare have stepped away amid a £1bn takeover of the London-listed private hospital group. Veteran boss Justin Ash has said he will retire from the group as it “enters a new phase with strong…
Hundreds gather at Kirby Park for annual NEPA-Que
WILKES-BARRE — Hundreds of workers, union members, and families gathered at Kirby Park on Sunday for an afternoon of free food, music, and activities during the fifth annual NEPA-Que, a Labor Day weekend celebration of organized labor and…
Moderna Just Doubled Overnight, and 2 More Healthcare Stocks Could Follow It
Drug pricing is back on the front page, and healthcare investors have barely flinched. The White House's latest round of most-favored-nation pricing agreements brought nine more manufacturers into the fold, pushing the total to 26 companies…
Chimpanzees once used for vaccine research get health checks as part of long-term care
ABUJA, Nigeria — A group of chimpanzees once used in laboratory hepatitis B vaccine experiments has received health checks at their new home in Liberia, in hopes of giving them a second chance at a normal life. The West African chimpanzees…
Productivity in government-funded industries worst in a decade
Productivity in government-funded sectors such as health and aged care has hit a 10-year low despite soaring employment in the sector, with similar slumps in the construction industry raising fears of a hit to Australian living standards. Analysis…
Toscafund led consortium to acquire Spire Healthcare in £1.03 billion cash deal
LONDON: Spire Healthcare Group PLC, one of the United Kingdom's largest independent hospital operators, has agreed to be acquired by a private consortium in a cash deal valued at approximately £1.03 billion, the companies announced Monday.
Why More Hospitals and Doctors Are Asking Patients to Pay First
Have a costly medical procedure coming up? Odds are, you're going to be asked to pay ahead of time. This year, about 92% of U.S. health providers either encourage prepayment, require it or collect a payment method on file during the estimate…
Midwives: The Workforce That Will Determine Maternal and Newborn Survival and Africa's Future
NEW YORK / ADDIS ABABA, Sep 7 2026 (IPS) - Tonight, thousands of women across Africa will give birth. Whether they survive to see daylight will largely depend on where they live, how quickly they reach care, and whether the health system around…
A Prevention Prescription for Hong Kong
“Moving from the reactive acute-treatment base into a more proactive base healthcare system is always our wish,” Lo says. “Early diagnosis is always important.” The consequences of late detection, he argues, extend far…
Touchstone Large Cap Focused Fund Q2 2026 Commentary
The Touchstone Large Cap Focused Fund (Class A Shares, Load Waived) underperformed its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index, for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. U.S. equities rebounded strongly during the second quarter of 2026, overcoming inflation…
Socialism 2026 speaker slams diet industry for policing 'Black fat flesh,' calls it 'body fascism
An activist at the Socialism 2026 conference in Chicago slammed the 'diet industry' for policing 'Black fat flesh,' characterizing modern health standards and weight management as forms of 'body fascism'. During a session on 'Health Fascism' on…
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