According to research from the Department of Health and Human Services, nursing care must do more to stop accidental harm to patients, much of which is preventable.

American President Barack Obama this week encouraged those Americans paying high prices for health insurance, as well as the uninsured, to sign up for cover under his new Affordable Care Act. On a trip to California, Obama encouraged the recruitment of Hispanics in particular to the new healthcare scheme that is designed to help uninsured Americans afford health insurance.

California…

On the 31st of May, 2013, countries around the globe will celebrate World No Tobacco Day. On this day, the World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners call attention to the health risks of tobacco. This year, World No Tobacco Day will put a special focus on tobacco advertising; although WHO's Framework Convention for Tobacco Control bans the advertising…

The most recent reports from China confirm that over 60 people have been diagnosed with bird flu, and 13 have died. So far, there are no cases of the disease being passed from one human to another - all of those people infected contracted the disease directly…

The patient lies on the operating table, eyes closed, body covered in thick blue plastic. If he were awake, he would be hearing the strangest sound right now - a rustling, clicking sound; a sound of steel fingers softly rubbing together. If the patient were awake, his eyes might fly open in surprise, and before him he would see it: A machine as tall as he, four thick white arms, long slim…

If you visit your doctor today and tell her about your symptoms, chances are she will take notes. On a notepad. Using paper and pencil. Seem a little old fashioned? That's what lawmakers are thinking, too, and that's why one act in particular passed along with Obamacare focuses solely on promoting electronic medical technology - it's called the Health Information Technology…

When Barack Obama was re-elected to the White House this November, America was reminded that not only is Obama the first African-American to preside in the Oval Office, he is the first president to make health care a primary component of his presidential legacy. Obama's re-election will certainly have important and lasting effects on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as…

While American farmers are struggling to deal with widespread losses due to the sustained period of drought this summer, a second menace is thriving in the unusually dry climate. The USA is now facing its worst year of the annual West Nile Virus outbreak since the virus was first identified in the USA in 1999. To date, there have been 26 deaths and 693 confirmed cases of the virus in…

In a move sure to reignite debate over upcoming US health system changes, The American Medical Association (AMA) on Monday publically reaffirmed its support for the individual mandate, the most contentious provision of the Obama Administration's Healthcare Reform Law. Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) nearly…

This week, top executives from the global insurance and reinsurance business are attending Standard & Poor's 27th Annual Insurance Conference 2011 at the New York Marriott Marquis in New York City to discuss and evaluate the various earnings challenges currently facing the industry. S&P's series of seminars have thus far revealed some interesting insights on the state of international insurance today.…