There are 23 retail shops scattered across the state selling medicinal marijuana to a rapidly growing patient base of about 126,000 people, many of whom have complained about long drives to buy cannabis that helps relieve their pain, reduce their nausea and alleviate their anxiety...

Medical marijuana is legal in 37 states, four territories and the District of Columbia, but it isn't covered by Medicare, the federal health insurance program for older Americans. Possession of marijuana remains illegal under federal law...

The ribbon-cutting ceremony was attended by community dignitaries, community members, as well as St. Francis Reflections Board and staff.

How can we help people survive what they were told to believe was an impossibility? When patients are brought on and admitted into hospice care services, they are informed that they have approximately six months or less to live...

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has extended the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) for an additional 90 days, to expire in July rather than the previous date of April 16...

Delta Care Rx aims to be a partner with its hospice clients, helping to manage costs associated with medications used in end-of-life care. The company’s business model provides for transparency of pricing for services, pass-through prescription purchases, and formulary development based on clients’ needs...

The international biotechnology company Psyence Group has entered into a licensing agreement with Filament Heath Corp. to support development of palliative care drugs derived from natural psilocybin...

Value-based payment, care in the home and technology are some of the pillars on which UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) and its subsidiary Optum Health are building their future. That’s evidenced by the forthcoming $5.5 billion acquisition of LHC Group (NASDAQ: LHCG)...

Despite the availability of life-saving COVID-19 vaccines, so many people died in the second year of the pandemic in the U.S. that the nation's life expectancy dropped for a second year in a row last year, according to a new analysis...