Welcome to HCPFIVE, your go-to roundup for the latest healthcare news and breakthroughs is specifically curated for busy health professionals.Each week, we highlight five important developments or headlines from healthcare that you need to know. Whether it's cutting edge treatment, regulatory updates, or innovations that will shape the future of medicine. This week's top stories included new insights into the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in virtual care, a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) update on the treatment of vision loss, disparities in pediatric kidney transplants, clearance of next-generation glucose monitoring systems, and promising results from psoriasis treatment.Using HCPFIVE…
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Mental health workers protest outside Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center on the Sunset Boulevard strip. They are heading into six months of wages, benefits and time between patients. Katia Riddle/NPR hidden caption Toggle caption Katia Riddle / NPR In many ways, it was a normal protest scene. Dozens of impressive mental health care workers marched chanting Tuesday outside Kaiser Permanente Medical Center on a busy strip on Los Angeles sunset boulevard. The passing cars received support. People shook the signs of homemade hard. However, some impressive workers sat quietly under the tent to save energy and mix in electrolyte…
Teresa Go |Special in the timesCaregivers want nurses to manage foot care at home. This is the reasonClaudia Dunagan's 98-year-old mother has lost a foot care nurse. Now she hopes that the General Assembly will change the law.Beaver County is aging quickly, just like the whole of Pennsylvania. In fact, by 2030, one in three Pennsylvanians will be over 65 years old. This means that over the next few years, health care for seniors will become even more important.But now we are heading towards a crisis around home care.That's because Pennsylvania's home caregivers are significantly fewer than people who do…
Many Haitians who fled to New Jersey fear being deported by the Trump administration after working here for years under special legal protection. The United States has given Haitian people thousands of humanitarian parole and temporary protected status permissions after disasters and gang violence devastated the island nation. Haiti was then caught up in a humanitarian crisis. Haitians who work in New Jersey healthcare, retail and warehouse jobs say they can't return. The Trump administration recently revoked the legal status of more than half a million immigrants, including Cubans, Venezuelans and Nicaraguans, and urged them to self-report. “I'm hopeless. I…
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (CBS12) – The healthcare company owner has been sentenced to 18 months in prison and more than $4 million in reparations for a 10-year tax fraud that was used to fund his luxurious lifestyle.According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Paul Walczak manages a network of interconnected healthcare companies under a variety of names, including Palm Health Partners, based in Palm Beach Gardens.The DOJ says Walczak has failed to pay more than $10 million in taxes for over a decade.Palm Health Partners employs more than 600 people, and is worth more than $24 million a…
Navigating your daily routines will allow you to immediately encounter a new kind of robot at these locations, whether you grab a meal at a restaurant, visit a healthcare center, or check in to a hotel. Called the Flashbot Arm, Pudu Robotics is behind it. This semi-humanoid robot combines advanced operational and intelligent delivery capabilities to become a key innovation in the service robot sector. Unlike traditional robots, Flashbot arms are designed to interact with the environment in a more human-like way.Be protected and provide information! Get security alerts and expert technical tips – Sign up for The CyberGuy Report…
AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack and MHA CEO Brian Peters filmed on April 9th during a fireplace chat held at MHA's Capitol Advocacy Center in downtown Lansing. The MHA Board welcomed AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack to the April 9 meeting at MHA's Capital Advocacy Centre in downtown Lansing. The board has maintained access to critical community healthcare services currently facing rapid proposed funding cuts, focusing primarily on ways to advocate effectively with state and federal lawmakers. In a “fireside chat” format moderated by MHA CEO Brian Peters, Pollack shared political insights he has gathered from more than…
The Buffalo Center claims staffing is above the required level after the owner was fined $45 million in a settlement with the New York Attorney General. Buffalo, NY – Dawn Easterling says he was shocked by the situation he was meeting his father for rehabilitation and nursing at the Buffalo Center during his recent visit. “The whole building smells like a Porta toilet,” she told 2 to your side after visiting on Saturday, April 5th. The New York State Department of Health gives a facility on the northwest corner of Delaware Avenue and West Utica Street a rating of two…
More than 1,000 middle school, high school and university students gathered at the Los Angeles Convention Center for the 3rd Annual Black Men's White Court Youth Summit in Los Angeles Sinai. “As we continue to address the gap in access and visibility across the healthcare workforce, it is essential to create an experience where students can explore what is possible.” Diversity and inclusive executives. “When young people can be directly involved, they see it, feel it, connect with experts who share their lived experiences – it shapes what they believe is achievable.The summit featured interactive stations, providing students with the…
Healthcare costs are projected to rise by around 8% in 2025, further exacerbating a similar increase over the past two years1. These rising costs are becoming a critical challenge for businesses in the hospitality and foodservice industry, where margins can already be tight. From quick service restaurants to large hotel chains, many employers feel pressure to escalate their health insurance premiums and are looking for ways to manage these increasing costs.What costs difficult climbs?Healthcare costs continue to rise for a variety of reasons, and companies in the hospitality and foodservice industry are not immune.Healthcare and general inflation are increasing faster…