With the music blaring, the lights low and her feet locked on the pedals of a stationary bike, Kayla Fancy’s adrenaline began to pump. It was her first and last spin class. “[The instructor] I just gave more instructions about making the bike more resistant to go faster and go up and down. Then you’re … Read more
Hospitals and policymakers across the country are reconsidering whether to provide gender-affirming care, and some, like Children’s Hospital Colorado, are abruptly halting it. Decisions about a child’s health should be made by parents, children, and doctors, and we should all be alarmed when governments begin to take away that autonomy. When hospitals abruptly end legal … Read more
Photo taken Saturday, March 7, 2026, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. Emily Curiel ecuriel@kcstar.com The University of Kansas Hospital will soon close its pediatric intensive care units (PICU) at its Kansas City, Kansas location, a hospital spokesperson confirmed in an email this week. [–> The decision to sunset PICU … Read more
[–> Viewing this story in our app? Click here for a better experience on our website. [–> When elderly Miamians are removed from their homes by social service workers assigned to safeguard their welfare, they are usually strapped into an ambulance for a trip to Larkin Community Hospital, which was at the center of two … Read more
About 250 Good Samaritan Hospital workers and community members picketed near the Puyallup hospital on Friday for a new contract. [–> Workers picketed along South Meridian near the hospital from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. MultiCare, which owns Good Samaritan Hospital, also saw simultaneous protests at two of its other hospitals: Navos Behavioral Health in … Read more
Approximately 40,000 New York City public employees, retirees, and their dependents could lose in-network coverage as early as next week in a long-running dispute with insurance company Emblem Health over premiums at the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Network. The United Federation of Teachers, the city’s second-largest public sector union, accused the hospital of making a “power play” … Read more
BEACHWOOD, Ohio — For years, Beckham roamed the hallways of University Hospital with a clear purpose. The goal was to help cancer patients and their families find their way physically and emotionally through the most difficult days of their lives. What he didn’t expect was that one day that same hallway would take him on … Read more
BRIGHTON, MI — The opening of a new hospital in Brighton is just weeks away, which means the hospital in Howell will also close. Top officials from Trinity Health Livingston toured the new four-story, 174,000-square-foot hospital with the media on Thursday, April 2. The hospital will be an addition to the existing Trinity Health Medical … Read more
Jersey City officials are taking the future of the shuttered Heights University Hospital site into their own hands. The City Council passed a resolution on March 25 directing the Planning Commission to study the site and make recommendations, which could include seizing the land to build a public hospital. The resolution passed 8-0, and Ward … Read more
When people with diabetes lose health insurance, their condition doesn’t just get worse; In a new study, OHSU researchers say it gets even worse. Researchers say the findings demonstrate how quickly insurance coverage interruptions can disrupt treatment for chronic diseases such as diabetes, which require regular monitoring, medication adjustments, and consistent access to treatment. The … Read more