Health and Fitness

Third-party tracking is used on almost all U.S. hospital websites, endangering patient privacy, a cross-sectional observational study found. Of 3,747 hospitals included in the 2019 American Hospital Association (AHA) annual survey, 98.6% of their website home pages had at least one third-party data transfer, and 94.3% had at least one third-party cookie. “In the U.S., …

Nearly All Hospital Websites Send Tracking Data to Third Parties Read More »

Jon Bernthal is getting ready to reprise the role of Frank Castle, better known as The Punisher, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe—and the bad guys better watch out because the actor isn’t pulling any punches. In a recent gym video shared to Instagram by Slink Proper, Bernthal shows off his fighting form while performing boxing …

Here’s How Jon Bernthal Is Getting Back Into Fighting Shape for the MCU Read More »

All steakhouses should be sent to jail. Because charging customers an arm and a shank for a meal that they could otherwise prepare at home for a fraction of the time and pomp (would you like black truffle shavings on that, sir?)—that’s highway robbery. At their collective trial, I guess that these thieving steakhouses could …

The Best Way to Cook a Steak Is Also the Easiest Read More »

Fans of the hugely popular Super Mario Bros. video games were baffled and a little irked last year when it was announced that Chris Pratt would be voicing the world’s most famous Italian plumber in a new animated film. But he is confident that The Super Mario Bros. Movie is good enough to prove the …

Chris Pratt Thinks Haters Should See His Super Mario Bros. Movie Before Complaining Read More »

SALMON ALWAYS SEEMS like a good idea. You know it’s a strong source of protein. You know that it contains massive amounts of all those heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids everyone is always talking about. And you know that there are a few times that you’ve ordered salmon at a restaurant and it tasted pretty delicious. So …

The Best Way to Cook Salmon Is Also the Easiest Read More »

Rumors have been swirling in the Yellowstone universe, and the drama reached a new level when all of the show’s major stars pulled out of PaleyFest, seemingly at the last minute. PaleyFest is an annual fan event hosted by the Paley Center for Media in Los Angeles. It bills itself as the “nation’s premiere television …

‘Yellowstone’ Fans “Extremely Disappointed” After Stars Pull Out of PaleyFest Read More »

Less than a year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, it’s already clear how severe abortion restrictions or bans in about two dozen states are influencing how medical professionals consider their futures. The limitations around the country are causing consternation throughout teaching hospitals and academic medicine, even where abortion is legal. Healthcare leaders …

Opinion: Navigating the impact of state abortion restrictions Read More »

One cancer survivor and artist has found a way to turn a painful memory into something more beautiful. Cookie Kerxton, who resides in Chevy Chase, Maryland, spent five weeks undergoing radiation therapy for vocal cord cancer in 2008. For each 15-minute treatment, she wore the same stiff, custom-fitted radiation mask secured to a table to …

Nonprofit turns radiation masks into works of art Read More »

On a recent getaway, I found myself walking down a hallway in Kentucky’s capitol, looking at plaques honoring important women in the state’s history. One short biography that caught my eye was that of Mary Breckinridge, a woman of means who in 1925 founded the Frontier Nursing Service, which provided maternal and infant care, often …

From the Editor: Healthcare has plenty of challenges in need of bold ideas Read More »

Insurance companies have been increasingly investing in clincian operations, particularly primary care and home health providers who service Medicare enrollees. Dr. Vishal Agrawal, chief strategy and corporate development officer at Humana, joins Modern Healthcare to discuss the reasons for the funding boost and what the future looks like for the trend. Related: Humana CEO says Medicare …

Humana’s Dr. Vishal Agrawal sheds light on insurer investment trends Read More »