Aetna spokesperson T.J. Crawford says Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini was not "advocating" for a single-payer health care system, but instead was "encouraging debate while pointing out that public-private partnerships have been the backbone of the more successful government health care programs."
Sheldon Retchin will take a leave of absence before returning to Ohio State University in a new role, in today's bite-sized hospital and health industry news from California, Ohio, and Virginia.
Arthroscopic surgery should not be used in almost all patients with degenerative knee disease, according to new practice guidelines released last week by an international panel of experts in BMJ.
This high-profile ransomware attack, which hit 45 medical facilities in Britain's National Health Service, should be a wake-up call and can serve as a jumping-off point to engage leadership in a serious discussion about cybersecurity.
Smell has long been thought of as one of humanity's weaker senses, eclipsed by our senses of sound, vision, and touch—but new research published in Science suggests that we've been underestimating our sense of smell for more than a century.
Last week in the news: Dozens of health care providers make Forbes' top employers list, a rundown of Modern Healthcare's interview with Kaiser CEO Bernard Tyson, and more.
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