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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — Five years ago, rival hospital companies in this blue-collar corner of Appalachia made a deal. If state lawmakers let them merge, leaving no competitors, the hospitals promised not to gouge prices or cut…

Emily Gebel was trying to figure out why she was having trouble breastfeeding. That’s when she felt a lump. Gebel, a mother of two, went to her primary care doctor in Juneau, Alaska, who referred her for testing, she said.…

Central New Mexico Community College and the Central New Mexico Educators Union have reached an impasse in their bargaining process. According to the union, the parties are scheduled to begin mediation…

From the start of the second Republican presidential primary debate of the 2024 campaign, the seven candidates on stage were boisterous and unruly. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, South…

St. Louis’ largest health system, BJC HealthCare, plans to merge with Kansas City’s second-largest, Saint Luke’s Health System, uniting more than 28 hospitals on both sides of Missouri by the end of this year. The merger, which…

Stephanie Stephens As Medicare Advantage continues to gain popularity among seniors, three Southern California companies are pioneering new types of plans that target cultural and ethnic communities with special offerings and…

Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names. A registered nurse who works in New Jersey’s Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School…

Recuerdo vívidamente ese viernes por la tarde cuando mi presión ocular se disparó y tuve que ir tambaleando hasta el consultorio de mi oftalmólogo. Mi visión se volvía cada vez más borrosa y veía nublados los autos y los…

DALLAS CENTER, Iowa — “Covid is not pretty in a nursing home,” said Deb Wityk, a 70-year-old retired massage therapist who lives in one called Spurgeon Manor, in rural Iowa. She twice contracted the disease and is eager to get the…

TRUCHAS — David Trujillo, Sr. stood in front of the fire station he used to lead and gestured to the peaks over Truchas, a town of under 300 people that sits on a jagged piece of the Sangre de Cristo…