Hospitals

Novartis CEO Vasant Narasimhan told CNBC there are now lower rates of diagnoses due to reduced hospital visits during the coronavirus pandemic.

The nation’s largest retailer is bringing its focus on “everyday low price” to a diabetes drug that has soared in cost and drawn scrutiny from lawmakers.

Three major Massachusetts hospital systems say they will require all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, even those who do not have direct contact with patients. Leadership at Mass General Brigham, Beth Israel Lahey Health, and Wellforce said Thursday that requiring vaccinations for employees is critical. Mass General Brigham told its 80,000 workers Thursday that it will be requiring them…

Leadership at Mass General Brigham, Beth Israel Lahey Health, and Wellforce said Thursday that requiring vaccinations for employees is critical.

There have been recent warnings about the latest COVID-19 variant to emerge, with health experts saying the Delta variant could reverse much of the pandemic progress the U.S. has made.

No major hospital groups in the Boston area have such a mandate in place. But one local doctor says now is the time to enact such a policy.

The seven-day average of daily Covid cases in the U.S. is below 25,000 for the first time since June 19, data compiled by Johns Hopkins University shows.

People desperate for hospital beds, oxygen cylinders and medication have posted requests on Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram for public help.

About 49% of the U.S. population has received at least one shot, according to the CDC, with 39% fully vaccinated.

The unfolding Covid tragedy has laid bare the deep-rooted problems plaguing India’s public health system after decades of neglect and underinvestment. 

The Irish Health Service Executive said there was a “significant ransomware attack” on its IT systems.

An annual safety report card for U.S. hospitals was released Thursday and some hospitals across New England passed with flying colors. The LeapFrog Group, a national watchdog organization, graded more than 2,700 hospitals across the U.S. based on several factors, including each facility’s ability to protect patients from preventable errors, accidents, injuries, and infections. In Massachusetts, 34 hospitals scored...

Digital proof of Covid vaccinations could be helpful in navigating the pandemic in the months ahead, Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC.

Even after coronavirus cases subsided in New York City, health care workers who battled the worst of the pandemic are still struggling with the mental health consequences. The New York Times interviewed NYC health care workers about their long-term emotional struggles.

For the first time in a year, Providence Portland Medical Center in Oregon has had zero COVID-19 patients in critical care. Shavon Albee, a nurse who manages the critical care unit, joined LX News to describe how it felt to reach that milestone after a year that tested her team in every way.

Two major health care providers in Massachusetts said Wednesday they would begin offering limited COVID-19 vaccination shots to their patients after the state reportedly decided to allow hospitals to rejoin the vaccination effort. In separate emails to patients, Mass General Brigham and Beth Israel Lahey Health said they would begin sending out invitations to eligible patients to sign up for…

After abruptly cutting off their coronavirus vaccine distributions, Massachusetts health officials have reached an agreement with 15 hospitals allowing them to provide shots.

Some lawmakers and medical experts are criticizing Massachusetts’ plan to severely curtail the number of coronavirus vaccine doses distributed to hospitals and health care systems in the coming weeks as it shifts its limited supply to its new mass vaccination sites. Health officials said the effort will ramp up the inoculation process and help underserved communities, but some observers questioned…

Massachusetts hospitals are reporting supply problems with the coronavirus vaccine, with some saying they won’t be able to schedule more appointments unit they get more doses after the state reallocated its resources.

Beth Israel Lahey Health, Mass General Brigham and Tufts Medical Center were among the major systems that announced Thursday that they could no longer schedule first-dose appointments, explaining that the state has reduced their supply.