Empath Health, a leading provider of Hospice services in Sarasota and Manatee counties, opened a new facility in Bradenton this month to provide essential healthcare, social services and support to seniors who are eligible for a nursing home but wish to remain in their homes.   Empath LIFE, short for Living Independence For the Elderly, opened…

Of late, there has been a renewed focus on wellness and self-care, with younger people going the extra mile to take care of their health. This is a welcome move, and good health obviously can prevent many illnesses. However, given the state of public healthcare in the country and the cost of good private healthcare,…

In response, UnitedHealth, through its Optum unit, offered interest-free loans via a Temporary Funding Assistance Program, disbursing around $8.9 billion to support providers. Despite earlier assurances that repayments would be flexible, some healthcare providers now say the company is aggressively pursuing repayments, even as they continue to struggle financially from the fallout.[Read More...]

Many of us try to suppress the urge to blurt out an expletive when something goes wrong. But the instinct may actually be useful: Research has found that using profanity can have beneficial effects on people’s stress, anxiety, and depression. In fact, there are numerous potential physical, psychological, and social perks related to the power…

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is doing due diligence on Ranjan Pai-led Manipal Cigna Health Insurance, Star Health & Allied Insurance Company and Niva Bupa Health Insurance Company as it aims to acquire 30 percent to 45 percent stake in a health insurance company, CNBC-TV18 reported on March 28 citing sources. Manipal Cigna is likely…

A federal judge in Boston Thursday will consider pumping the brakes on a controversial Trump administration policy of removing migrants to countries where they have no prior connection without allowing them to raise concerns about their safety. A group of noncitizens with final removal orders filed a federal lawsuit challenging the policy last month, arguing…

A former member of the Washington Post editorial board accused a colleague of robbing him of his humanity and confessed to going to HR over a line in an editorial he disagreed with, according to a review of his upcoming memoir. Jonathan Capehart wrote he was sent into an "eye-popping rage" that caused him to…

Fifty years after Monty Python and the Holy Grail redefined comedy, stars Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam look back on the freedoms – and limitations – that shaped the film. An independent British comedy made on a shoestring by a television sketch troupe? It sounds like a film destined to be forgotten within weeks of…

A photographer's iconic shot of polar bears in abandoned buildings on a Russian island shines a spotlight on wider changes in their behaviour. In September 2021, Russian wildlife photographer Dmitry Kokh and his team were sailing around the wild and remote Chukotka Peninsula in Russia's extreme northeast. They were hoping to visit Wrangel Island, a…