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Dr. Jason Chertoff tries to focus on the positive and why he got into the medical profession: to help people. But at the Ohio ICU where he works, morale is rapidly depleting as the unit again fills with COVID-19 patients – most of whom are unvaccinated. Chertoff says he’s tried to convince people to get their shots – meanwhile, staffing...

CVS Health raised its full-year earnings outlook on Tuesday, saying Covid vaccines and at-home tests lifted retail sales.

Hospitals around the U.S. are increasingly taking the extraordinary step of allowing nurses and other workers infected with the coronavirus to stay on the job if they have mild symptoms or none at all.

The Middlesex Health system will be restricting visitors effective Friday due to COVID-19.

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, places with vulnerable populations are taking additional precautions, including hospitals and a nursing home.

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, places with vulnerable populations are taking additional precautions, including hospitals and a nursing home. “It’s normal population patients plus COVID patients, and our numbers are just kind of through the roof,” said Bristol Hospital Emergency Department Assistant Nurse Manager Deann Drury. With the spike in COVID-19 cases, hospitals are putting in place additional...

With COVID-19 cases rising across Connecticut, may hospital systems are limiting the number of visitors to keep the number of people inside down.

Of those admitted to hospital with omicron, 17 people had received their boosters, 74 were double vaccinated, and 27 were unvaccinated.

Medical experts agree that even if symptoms are milder, the sheer volume and spread of omicron infections still poses a threat to health care systems.

Gov. Charlie Baker announced Tuesday he is activating up to 500 members of the National Guard to assist hospitals with the COVID-19 surge and updating the state’s mask advisory. The state Department of Public Health released an updated mask advisory Tuesday urging all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, to wear a mask or face covering in indoor public spaces. They…

The health-care executive joined a growing number of executives who have expressed concern about the rise in organized crimes.

CVS said it will provide more medical care at drugstores and people’s homes to make it easier and more affordable for customers to stay healthy.

The maternity units at three rural hospitals have closed, forcing women to drive at least a half hour to another hospital to give birth.

Three hospitals in rural areas of Connecticut have ended their birthing services, forcing some women to travel farther to give birth.

Americans will soon be protected from many unexpected medical bills, thanks to a new law that goes into effect Jan. 1.

Walter Reed is a sprawling military hospital which is used by presidents of the United States for treatment. The naval base there is on lockdown.

Bill Clinton has returned to his home in New York to continue recovering from an infection that left him in treatment for six days at a Southern California hospital.

Patient advocates and some state governments say hospitals must do more to help patients deal with medical bills before the debt winds up in collections.

“Throughout this pandemic, even in the worst of times, we were not seeing this many younger people under 50 going into our hospitals,” Ohio Gov. DeWine said.

Connecticut hospitals haven’t had to shut down elective surgeries or close any beds recently, but they are still struggling with a nursing shortage.