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Mental Health Professionals Muzzled by Gender Ideology| National Catholic Register
Catholic medical professionals across the United States are facing the increasingly common situation of seeing young patients who say they want to transition to the opposite gender. The current standard of care for these patients in many hospital settings is to affirm their transition, no matter what — and Catholic professionals who don’t want to conform to these standards say that they are at risk of losing their jobs if they don’t. “Janelle,” a Catholic psychotherapist who is currently working in Pennsylvania with adolescents and requested that her identity be protected, administers an outpatient and inpatient group therapy program. She … Read more
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MicroHealth LLC Recognized by the International Business Awards, ‘The International Stevies,’ With Three Awards |
VIENNA, Va., Aug. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — MicroHealth LLC earned coveted Gold, Silver, and Bronze Stevie Awards during the 18th Annual International Business Awards, www.StevieAwards.com/IBA. The Stevie Awards (STEVIE) are the world’s premier business awards to honor and generate public recognition of the achievements and positive contributions of organizations and working professionals worldwide. MicroHealth received a GOLD STEVIE in the Health Technology Solution category for their Telehealth project with the U.S. Coast Guard. On this project they established, implemented, and continue to support a Telehealth solution to provide remote delivery of healthcare services via landline communication … Read more
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Telehealth Startup Antidote Health Secures $12 mln In Seed Funding
Antidote Health, a New York-based telehealth startup, has closed a seed funding round to secure $12 million in funding, allowing it to make quality healthcare accessible to all Americans. The round was led by iAngels, Well-Tech Ventures, and Flint Capital, also counting with participation from angel investors. Antidote Health had previously raised $1 million in pre-seed funding back in July of 2020. Shelly Hod Moyal, iAngels Founding Partner, said about the round: “If there is any one industry for which COVID-19 highlighted the major gaps and necessary advances, it is the need for access to telehealth. In the wake of … Read more
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Disparities in health care spending, outcomes persist in US, studies show
August 25, 2021 6 min read Source/Disclosures Disclosures: Dieleman, Johnston, Mahajan, Mensah, Ortega and Ramirez report no relevant financial disclosures. Please see the studies for all other financial disclosures. ADD TOPIC TO EMAIL ALERTS Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “ data-action=”subscribe”> Subscribe We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Back to Healio Health care spending and … Read more
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US health agency will prod hospitals to cut carbon emissions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Monday launched a new health office that will prod hospitals to cut carbon emissions, aiming to provide greener, more environmentally friendly medical care. Depending on how much money is at stake, that’s likely to meet with industry resistance. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said the new Office of Climate Change and Health Equity will also work with localities to mitigate harmful effects of climate change, such as seniors succumbing to excessive summer heat because their apartments lack air conditioning. Minority communities that often bear a disproportionate impact from environmental problems will … Read more
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Saint Luke’s Health System will require employees to be vaccinated
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Saint Luke’s Health System announced Monday it will require all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Employees at the Kansas City health system will have until Oct. 30 to get vaccinated. Saint Luke’s decision comes as Kansas City is experiencing a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, leaving hospitals stressed. “COVID-19 is spreading rapidly and is causing devastating loss. As healthcare professionals, the most important action each of us can take to end this pandemic is to get vaccinated,” said Melinda L. Estes, MD, Saint Luke’s Health System President and CEO. CONTINUING COVERAGE: Tracking … Read more
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