Bloomberg
How Will We Pay For Miracle Cures?
Gene therapies are considered miracle cures, but their exorbitant costs, which could exceed $12 billion, might hinder access for those in need. Bloomberg Opinion columnist Lisa Jarvis highlights how two gene therapies awaiting FDA...
Bloomberg
Kaiser Permanente Workers Launch Largest-Ever US Health Care Strike
It's the largest US healthcare walkout in history. More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers began striking Wednesday morning. The strike further expands a months-long series of labor demonstrations across the US, most recently in...
Bloomberg
Siemens Healthineers CEO Says China Decoupling Completed
Siemens Healthineers CEO Bernd Montag says the firm has ring-fenced its Chinese supply chain from other regions, a move intended to shield the company's operations from escalating trade and geopolitical tensions. Speaking exclusively to...
Press Association
NHS pay offer accepted by most health unions
More than a million NHS workers in England are to be given a 5% pay rise this year and a cash sum for last year, after ministers and unions agreed a new pay deal.
Health Secretary Steve Barclay said he intends to implement the deal,...
Bloomberg
Swine Flu in China Triggers Fears of New Pandemic
Jun.30 -- A strain of flu virus spreading in Chinese pigs has shown it can also infect humans, suggesting that another pathogen with pandemic potential waits in the wings behind the coronavirus.
Bloomberg
Potential Carcinogen Found in Popular Sunscreens
Researchers asked U.S. regulators to pull some sunscreens from the market, including brands such as Coppertone, Banana Boat and Neutrogena, saying they’ve found evidence of a potential carcinogen. (Source: Bloomberg)
Bloomberg
Divorces and Weddings Take Dive During Covid in U.S.
Jan.07 -- The number of Americans getting divorced plummeted last year, while the marriage rate also dropped precipitously as thousands of weddings were postponed or canceled, according to a new study.
Press Association
Striking nurses outside The Christie hospital, Manchester
General footage of striking nurses outside The Christie hospital, Manchester.
Clips include shots of placards and cars honking their horns in support of the strikers.
Bloomberg
European Doctors Are Giving Up on the U.K.
Feb.16 -- Just under 3,500 registered to work in 2017, a 26 percent drop from 2014.
Press Association
Wakefield residents join 'Clap for Carers'
Residents join in the Clap for Carers, for the NHS, frontline staff and key workers in Wakefiled.
Bloomberg
Covid-19 Vaccinations Begin in New York
Dec.14 -- Critical care nurse Sandra Lindsay at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Queens gets the first shot given in New York's campaign to vaccinate front-line health-care workers.
Bloomberg
Confused About Masking? It’s Time to Get Tactical
Sep.22 -- Do face masks really work at stopping the spread of Covid-19? Which ones work the best? Guidance from health experts and governments have been anything but consistent. Bloomberg Opinion has some tips at least about how to make...
Press Association
Stock footage of ambulance services ahead of upcoming strikes
Stock imagery of ambulances located at Kings College Hospital ahead of upcoming strike dates.
Unison members working for five ambulance services in England will stage a fresh walkout on January 11.
The GMB union, also representing...
Bloomberg
Damage From Ohio Train Derailment Still Unclear
Nearly two weeks after a train carrying carcinogenic chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, the extent of the damage to the nearby community is still unclear. Railroads face a traffic backlog and operator Norfolk Southern...
Curated Video
New Bill Seeks To Improve Mental Health Parity In Massachusetts
The Mental Health ABC Act aims to eliminate barriers, including insurance-related ones, to mental health care in Massachusetts.
Curated Video
Drug Harm Reduction Programs Could Help Weaken The Fentanyl Crisis
On the streets, fentanyl is replacing heroin as the dominant opiate among drug users, but harm reduction programs could help lessen its use.
Curated Video
Where Is Mental Health Funding Going?
Tackling the mental health crisis from a political standpoint often comes down to one thing —funding. So where is the money going?
Curated Video
Texas Doctor Shares How Clinic Is Helping Women Navigate Abortion Laws
A case involving a woman charged with murder has highlighted the need for safe abortion access in Texas.
Bloomberg
Election Guide to Markets: Correlation and the Candidates
Nov. 1 -- With the most unconventional election in modern American history drawing to a close, the global financial markets are betting on more of the same -- a Democrat in the White House kept in check by Republicans in Congress. Given...
Bloomberg
'Bloomberg Markets: The Open' Full Show (08/29/2018)
Aug.29 -- Bloomberg Markets: The Open. Jonathan Ferro hosts an hour long program centered around the Opening Bell on Wall Street. The program showcases the most insightful and interesting Bloomberg charts and graphics, as well as...
Bridgeman Arts
Going Places (1948) part 4 - worker supported with wages, health care, insurance, vacation leave and home.
Clip from a 1948 American educational cartoon called Going Places about capitalism / banking system / business / entrepreneurship. Factory warehouse worker loads boxes of stock in shipping-receiving area. Worker collects wages from boss....
Curated Video
Provider Says Senate Bill Is Bad For Health Care
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell explored options for salvaging the battered Republican health care bill Wednesday but confronted an expanding chorus of GOP detractors, deepening the uncertainty over whether the party can...
Curated Video
Addiction, Mental Illness: Three Candidates’ Plans For Fighting Both
According to HHS, 5.6 million people with serious mental health illness also used illicit drugs.
Bloomberg
The Biden Effect on Health Care
Aug.21 -- Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is building on the Affordable Care Act while creating a Medicare-like public option.