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Cuban children's heart hospital makes tough choices amid US blockade

Cuban children's heart hospital makes tough choices amid US blockade

Doctors at Cuba's main pediatric heart hospital face wrenching decisions as a US fuel blockade further strains an already fragile health system: which children receive life-saving treatment first -- and which must wait longer. During a visit by AFP journalists, mothers wearing medical masks were bedside next to

The best and worst states for accessing novel treatment trials

The best and worst states for accessing novel treatment trials

The best and worst states for accessing novel treatment trials There are more medical treatments available today than ever before, and yet each day, someone new is diagnosed with a condition for which effective treatments are not publicly available. For folks in this position, there remains hope that a novel

HBO’s ‘The Pitt’ nails how hospital cyberattacks create chaos, endanger patients and disrupt critical care

HBO’s ‘The Pitt’ nails how hospital cyberattacks create chaos, endanger patients and disrupt critical care

(SAN DIEGO) HBO Max’s enormously popular television series “The Pitt” is receiving plaudits for its realistic depiction of the trials and tribulations of health care in an urban emergency room. Now in its second season, which premiered on Jan. 8, 2026, the show follows Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch (played

Man first in Europe to trial new antibody drug for prostate cancer

Man first in Europe to trial new antibody drug for prostate cancer

By Lauren Beavis A Brit has become the first patient in Europe to trial a pioneering antibody drug that "attaches" to cancer cells. Brian Holmes, 70, has suffered from metastatic prostate cancer for two years and has exhausted all traditional lines of treatment. But the pensioner has now

Jobs, EMS and a 'Center of Excellence': How will MT spend $233M on rural health this year?

Plans are taking shape for how Montana intends to dole out hundreds of millions of dollars in the next year to bolster rural health care, an ambitious undertaking that’s going to require the slow-moving apparatus of state government to work at lightning speed. It’s a breakneck pace

Report: Hospital drug prices can vary up to 2,000X across country

(The Center Square) - The price for the same prescription drug in different hospitals nationwide could have more than a $10,000 difference, according to a new report. A report from 3 Axis Advisors used publicly available hospital data to analyze the cost differential between the same generic prescription drugs in

Different Dems? At Butte debate, candidates make pitch to challenge GOP

BUTTE — Montana Democrats gathered in the Motherlode Theater in Butte on Tuesday night for the first debate among the party’s four primary contenders for the state’s western district congressional seat. More than 100 people attended Tuesday’s debate, which came on the heels of a Monday event in