By Blake Farmer The hulking Hickory Hollow Mall — a full 1.1 million square feet of retail space in southeastern Nashville — was once the largest shopping center in Tennessee. But like many malls, it’s been in a downward death spiral for…
State supreme courts in both Massachusetts and Iowa ruled that businesses cannot recoup losses caused by the Covid-19 pandemic through property insurance policies. Last Thursday, April 21, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court became the first state supreme court to say…
Families of nursing home residents who died from Covid-19 are bringing a torrent of negligence and wrongful death lawsuits against the long-term care facilities, according to reports. Spurred by a repeal of liability protections and statutory deadlines, the Wall Street…
Ransomware is no longer a concern exclusively for major health systems. Small regional hospitals and specialty clinics are also facing a barrage of malicious cyberattacks. The number of health care providers reporting cyber incidents rises almost daily, according to a…
By Brett Kelman and Hannah Norman, Kaiser Health News Emma Moore felt cornered. At a community health clinic in Portland, Oregon, the 29-year-old nurse practitioner said she felt overwhelmed and undertrained. Coronavirus patients flooded the clinic for two years, and…
