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☆ Meet Mona Patel, the tech entrepreneur and philanthropist who stole the show at the Met Gala
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Samantha Grindell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewOn Monday night, the biggest fashion event of the year took place in New York City: the Met Gala . AdvertisementBut few made as many waves as Mona Patel, an entrepreneur who wore a custom Iris van Herpen gown to her first Met Gala. Mona Patel attends the 2024 Met Gala. Mona Patel turned heads at the 2024 Met GalaThanks to the dramatic ensemble she wore to make her Met Gala debut, Patel was among the most talked-about attendees of the event. Mona Patel at the 2024 Met Gala.

Persons: —, Mona Patel, Iris van Herpen, Patel, Sean Zanni, Vogue, Anna Wintour, Emma, John Shearer, Casey Curran, Mike Coppola, Chris Martin, Edgar Martin, Sidney Jamila, Roach — Zendaya's, Roach Organizations: Service, Metropolitan Museum, Art's Costume, Business, Rutgers University, Haute Mona, Forbes, LinkedIn, Harvard Business School, Stanford Graduate School of Business, MIT Sloan School of Management, CareFirst, Couture, Vogue India Locations: New York City, India, Florida, Mumbai

☆ Mammograms are now recommended starting at age 40. Should you get one?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Katia Hetter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —An influential group of medical experts, the US Preventive Services Task Force, recommended last week that most women receive a mammogram starting at age 40. People should now starting getting mammograms at age 40, according to new recommendations. According to a study in the journal Lancet Oncology, the mortality from breast cancer could be lowered by starting mammograms earlier, at age 40. A woman who has a sister, mother or other first-degree relative with breast cancer has double the average risk of breast cancer. Wen: Someone who has a family history of breast cancer may be recommended for genetic testing.

Persons: Leana Wen, Wen Organizations: CNN, US Preventive Services Task Force, George Washington University, Getty, American Cancer Society, Preventive, Force, White, Oncology, The American College of Obstetricians, American, of Radiology Locations: United States

☆ GE Healthcare's disappointing first quarter offers both a lesson and an opportunity
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

GE Healthcare shares sank Tuesday after the company's first-quarter sales and profits fell slightly short of the Wall Street consensus. GE Healthcare Why we own it : GE Healthcare is the global leader in medical imaging, diagnostics, and digital solutions in health care. That's what we have to say about this GE Healthcare quarter. This contributed to some of the softness in the first quarter quarter. The GE Healthcare scanner is called the Revolution CT. Martin Schutt | picture alliance | Getty Images

Persons: didn't, GE Healthcare's, —, it's, Peter Arduini, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Martin Schutt Organizations: GE Healthcare, LSEG, General Electric, Philips, Siemens, GE Healthcare YTD, GE, Management, Alzheimer's, CNBC, Getty Locations: China, Covid, Jena , Germany

☆ Healthcare Startup Valuations Are Coming Back to Earth — Except in AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Rebecca Torrence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The frenzy has investors across industries rushing to get into AI deals, including in healthcare. AdvertisementStill, healthcare startups using AI have already raised hundreds of millions of dollars this year, especially to automate tedious administrative tasks for providers and health plans. Andrew Arruda, CEO of Flexpa FlexpaThe AI long-haulNot every startup needs to be an AI startup. AdvertisementPlus, healthcare companies that do want to use AI face higher stakes than other industries, contending with numerous privacy, regulatory, and safety issues, Kong noted. For example — if healthcare AI makes a mistake, could patient health be impacted?

Persons: —, Scott Barclay, Nina Achadijan, Shiv Rao Abridge, VCs, nabbed, CodaMetrix, Aike Ho, Christina Farr, Andrew Arruda, that'll, Flexpa, he's, Flexpa's, Kong, Todd Cozzens, it's Organizations: Service, Business, Insight Partners, ACME Capital, nab, Catalyst, HealthQuest, Transformation Locations: Tech, Kong

☆ Google partners with Bayer on new AI product for radiologists
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Ashley Capoot | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

"That whole process flow is designed to help radiologists get through their task with assistance more quickly," Kurian said in an interview. Google Cloud and Bayer are not the only companies exploring AI applications for medical imaging. Google Cloud has been working with Bayer on the radiology platform for around five years. The foundation was built using existing Google Cloud solutions like Vertex AI, Healthcare API and BigQuery, and Kurian said the platform's data is encrypted. Google Cloud and Bayer are exploring a number of different pricing models for the platform, he said.

Persons: Thomas Kurian, radiologists, Kurian, Keith Kirkpatrick, there's, Kirkpatrick, Bayer, Guido Mathews, Mathews Organizations: Google, Bayer, Tuesday, CNBC, Radiological Society of North, American College of Radiology's, Google Cloud, Philips, Amazon Web Services, GE HealthCare Locations: U.S, Radiological Society of North America, Netherlands

☆ I listen to Taylor Swift while I get MRIs to screen for cancer. She helped me through my mastectomy and recovery.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Anna Sullivan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Now, I listen to Taylor Swift when I get my twice-yearly MRIs as part of my cancer screening. When I told her I was in my Taylor Swift era, she laughed and said I was going to be a big hit with the radiologist on call. MRIs are never pleasant, but they're better when Taylor Swift is playingWe were sitting in the makeshift triage area, a small room with no windows. Then, as I slid into the machine, "Blank Space (Taylor's Version)" started playing through the speakers. I could barely hear "Blank Space (Taylor's Version)" over the noise of the MRI, which sounded like a back grader getting stuck on a dirt road.

Persons: Taylor, Taylor Swift, —, I'd, I've, Swift, Max, Joe Alwyn, There's, It's Organizations: Service, SiriusXM Symphony Locations: Santa Fe , New Mexico, Australia

Washington CNN —President Joe Biden is fit for duty, his doctor reported Wednesday following the president’s annual physical, in what is expected to be the last update on Biden’s health before November’s election. Dr. Kevin O’Connor said in a memo there are “no new concerns” with the president’s health revealed by this year’s physical. The White House said earlier Wednesday that no cognitive test was administered as O’Connor did not find it necessary. The procedure was “successfully completed” at the White House by a team from Walter Reed, O’Connor said. Reports from the White House physician over the last several decades have consistently described the office-holder as fit to serve.

Persons: Joe Biden, Kevin O’Connor, ” O’Connor, Biden, ”, SSRS, Karine Jean, Pierre, “ doesn’t, Donald Trump, Jonathan Reiner, ” Reiner, that’s, O’Connor, “, Biden’s, ” Biden, Lou Gehrig’s, Robert Hur, I’ve, –, seething Biden, “ I’ve, NBC’s, Seth Meyers, ” Wednesday’s Walter Reed, Walter Reed, CNN’s Kevin Liptak, Mira Cheng Organizations: Washington CNN, O’Connor, “, State, CNN, Quinnipiac University, White, US Preventive Services, Force, Medical Unit, American Medical Association, National Institutes of Health, White House Locations: Beverly Hills , California, United States

☆ Cramer's week ahead: Earnings from Salesforce, Snowflake, Domino's
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Friday guided investors through next week's market action, advising them to pay attention to earnings reports from companies including Salesforce, Snowflake and Domino's. "I don't know if the rosy hue from Nvidia has staying power for next week," Cramer said. On Monday, Domino's Pizza reports earnings, and Cramer said he thinks the chain's earnings will be positive and "the king of pizza" can reclaim its title. He added that he thinks cybersecurity company Zscaler's earnings won't disappoint. And on Friday, Cramer will be watching earnings from RadNet , a radiology company.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, Cramer, He'll, he's Organizations: Nvidia, Cruise Line, Royal, Federal Locations: Snowflake, Royal Caribbean

☆ This startup wants to find cancer faster with AI-powered full-body scans. See the 22-slide pitch deck that got Ezra $21 million.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Rebecca Torrence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewLast August, Kim Kardashian posted on Instagram that she'd gotten a full-body MRI scan from the startup Prenuvo, which sparked a national conversation about the merits of preventive imaging. With Kardashian's help, the scans were finally making headlines — and healthtech startup Ezra felt their impact. "The day that Kim Kardashian got a scan, even though it wasn't an Ezra scan, our day-over-day revenue spiked," Ezra CEO and cofounder Emi Gal told Business Insider. Those tailwinds have propelled growth for Ezra, which partners with radiology clinics to perform full-body MRI scans. And, with Ezra's scans, that startup has "helped hundreds of people find cancer," he added.

Persons: —, Kim Kardashian, she'd, Ezra, Emi Gal, Amir Dan Rubin, Anne Wojcicki, Vlad Tenev, David Prior, Esther Dyson, — Gal, Ezra Flash, radiologists, Gal, We've Organizations: Service, Business, VC, FirstMark, Firms, Allianz Life Ventures, Mana Ventures, Ventures, Seedcamp, LDV Locations: Gaingels, Republic

Those heavy lead aprons may be on their way out at the dentist office, depending on where you live. The nation's largest dental association said Thursday it will no longer recommend the use of lead aprons and thyroid collars on patients who are getting dental X-rays. Photos You Should See View All 45 Images“It’s like taking a flight from, let’s say, from Michigan to San Francisco, it gives you the equivalent of one dental X-ray,” Kumar said. True change depends on state dental boards, dentists and patients, Kumar said. It will take advocacy and education to change more minds around the use of the aprons among patients, dentists and policymakers, he said.

Persons: Purnima Kumar, ” Kumar, Kumar, Sanjay Mallya, ”, Mallya, Robert Wood Johnson Organizations: American Dental Association, Scientific Affairs, University of California, American Academy of Oral, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, Associated Press Health, Science Department, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, AP Locations: Michigan, San Francisco, California, Los Angeles

☆ Mammography AI can cost patients extra. Is it worth it?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Michelle Andrews | Kff Health News | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

In recent years, AI software that helps radiologists detect problems or diagnose cancer using mammography has been moving into clinical use. This extra review has enormous potential to improve the detection of suspicious breast masses and lead to earlier diagnoses of breast cancer. With RadNet’s AI tool, “it’s as if all patients get the benefit of our very top performer.”But is the tech analysis worth the extra cost to patients? The health system has developed AI models and is testing the technology with mammograms but doesn’t yet offer it to patients, she said. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, “computer-assisted detection” software promised to improve breast cancer detection.

Persons: “, ”, Etta Pisano, RadNet, Gregory Sorensen, Sorensen, generalists, ” Sorensen, Laura Heacock, NYU Langone Health’s, Heacock, it’s, Constance Lehman, ” Lehman, RadNet’s, Dr, Sanjay Gupta, Christoph Lee, mammography, Robert Smith, ” Smith, Smith, we’re Organizations: Health, American College of Radiology, NYU, Cancer, “, National Cancer Institute, FDA, Medicare, Services, CMS, Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Imaging Research, Mass, Get CNN, CNN Health, Screening, Research, University of Washington School of Medicine, American Cancer Society, Kaiser Health, KFF Locations: Manhattan, Baltimore, RadNet, New York, New Jersey, mammograms, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, Europe, Sweden, U.S

☆ My baby needed 6 blood transfusions while in the womb. The postpartum depression didn't hit me until I knew he was OK months later.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-28 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

During my first pregnancy, doctors explained I was at risk for Rh incompatibility . He would need a blood transfusion before he was even born. Beau needed 3 more transfusions after birthUnfortunately, birth wasn't the end of Beau's health concerns. Sure enough, he needed a blood transfusion. Beau needed two additional transfusions, but by five months, he was stable and healthy.

Persons: —, Courtney Yaeger, Beau, I'd, jaundiced, he'd Organizations: Service, Business, Fetal Care Center, Yale New, Yale New Haven Children's Locations: Yale New Haven

☆ Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says AI will be 'fairly competitive' with humans in 5 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Wednesday that artificial intelligence is gaining on humans. In the interview Wednesday, Huang recalled delivering "the world's first AI supercomputer" to OpenAI, after Elon Musk, who co-founded the AI project before departing it in 2018, heard Huang speak about the device at a conference. "Elon saw it, and he goes, 'I want one of those' — he told me about OpenAI," Huang said. Huang was asked onstage to rank the success of various companies in the AI market. WATCH: Nvidia CEO says U.S. chipmakers at least a decade away from China supply chain independence

Persons: Jensen Huang, Huang, Elon Musk, Elon, Sam Altman, they're, we've, I'm Organizations: Nvidia, The New York Times, AIs, ChatGPT Locations: AGI, China

☆ Opinion | A Doctor Who Fled Russia Remembers the Pain of Antisemitism
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

It was rare for Jewish women to practice radiology in post-Stalinist Russia, but that’s what Diana Amastis, now 95, did for most of her life in St. Petersburg in the 1950s and ’60s. She left that life in 1992, at the age of 64, to make New York her new home. She came with her daughter and granddaughter, to care for her ailing father, who had left Russia years earlier and lived in Washington Heights. Dr. Amastis remembers spending most days during her first years in the city caring for her granddaughter, who took English lessons at a school near their home. Dr. Amastis would wait outside the classroom to glean useful phrases, but she never felt confident about her command of the language.

Persons: Diana Amastis, Amastis Locations: Russia, St . Petersburg, New York, Washington Heights

☆ Bigger belly in 40s and 50s linked to early signs of Alzheimer’s disease
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Inflammation from belly fat may be linked to the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease decades before symptoms begin, new research has found. “That’s important because brain atrophy is another biomarker of Alzheimer’s disease,” Raji said. “These are people who, if they do develop Alzheimer’s disease, it won’t happen for another 20 or 25 more years. “Regardless of weight, people should find out if they have hidden visceral fat,” Raji said. Visceral fat ‘easier to lose’There’s good news: Visceral fat responds well to diet and exercise, Raji said.

Persons: “, ”, Richard Isaacson, Isaacson, Cyrus Raji, St . Louis, ” Raji, Dr, Mahsa, Raji, ” Isaacson, It’s Organizations: CNN, Washington University School of Medicine, Radiology Society, Cleveland Clinic, Mayo Clinic Locations: Florida, St .

Fourteen months between a deadly high school shooting and another at MSU. Ossege was severely wounded during the Nov. 30, 2021, attack on Oxford High School, about 40 miles (60 kilometers) north of Detroit. On the day of the Oxford shooting, a bullet traveled through Ossege’s clavicle and ribs and exited her back, causing a concussion of the spinal cord that left her briefly paralyzed. An Oakland County sheriff’s deputy who befriended Ossege during the Oxford shooting drove to MSU, picked her up and took her home. When Ossege is home from school, she makes the 30-minute drive north from Oxford to Mayfield Township, where Blaze is boarded.

Persons: Kylie Ossege, Blaze, ” Ossege, “, ”, Ossege, Hana St, Juliana, Justin Shilling, Madisyn Baldwin, Tate, Ethan Crumbley, Marita, Uber, Daniel Sciubba, Sciubba, ” Sciubba, “ I’m, “ He’s, Robert Bumsted Organizations: Oxford High School, Michigan State University, MSU, Oxford, Oxford Elementary School, East, Northwell Health, Lenox Hill, Oakland County sheriff’s Locations: MAYFIELD, Mich, Michigan, Detroit, Pontiac, Oxford, East Lansing, New York City, U.S, Oakland County, Mayfield Township, New York

☆ ‘May December’ Review: Todd Haynes’s Trenchant Tabloid Drama
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Kyle Smith | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore Photo: NetflixJoe and Gracie are living an ordinary life at a beautiful house on an island in Savannah, Ga. She’s got a thriving business as a baker; he works in radiology. They’ve got kids, dogs and a view of the sea. Once in a while, though, they find someone has mailed them a box of excrement. Meanwhile, a famous actress has come to visit for several days. There aren’t many taboos left, but here is one: Joe (Charles Melton) was in seventh grade, and Gracie ( Julianne Moore ) was a 36-year-old married mom whose son was one of his classmates, when they started a sexual relationship.

Persons: Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Netflix Joe, Gracie, She’s, They’ve, “, ”, Todd Haynes, Joe, Charles Melton Organizations: Netflix Locations: Savannah , Ga

☆ Israeli Army Takes Journalists on Controlled Visit to Gaza Hospital
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Aaron Boxerman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

Israeli soldiers from the 7th Brigade escorted journalists to see a stone-and concrete-shaft on the grounds of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Thursday. But Col. Elad Tsury, commander of Israel’s Seventh Brigade, said Israeli forces, fearing booby traps, had not ventured down the shaft at the hospital, Al-Shifa. The controlled visit will not settle the question of whether Hamas, the armed Palestinian group that rules Gaza, has been using Al-Shifa Hospital to hide weapons and command centers, as Israel has said. Image A stone and concrete shaft on the grounds of the Al-Shifa Hospital, on Thursday. The Times did not allow the Israeli military to screen its coverage before publication.

Persons: Elad Tsury, Israel’s, Daniel Berehulak, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, ”, “, Tsury Organizations: 7th Brigade, Shifa, The New York Times, Israel’s Seventh Brigade, ., New York, Hamas, Al, National Public, Outpatient, The Times, Times, World Health Organization Locations: Al, Gaza City, Gaza, Israel

☆ Patients are lining up for $2,500 full-body MRI scans that can detect cancer early
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Ashley Capoot | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Prenuvo MRI machine Courtesy of PrenuvoWhile celebrating the July Fourth holiday last year on a boat in Tyler, Texas, Dr. Julianne Santarosa received the results from her full-body MRI scan. In addition to full-body scans, Prenuvo offers a head and torso scan for $1,800 and a scan of just the torso for $1,000. Some companies have started offering Prenuvo scans as a perk for employees, which has helped increase access to the technology. Medical experts caution that, in addition to the steep price, full-body MRI scans won't catch everything and aren't meant to replace targeted screenings like colonoscopies and mammograms. He found a radiologist who was offering an early version of a full-body MRI scan.

Persons: Julianne Santarosa, hadn't, she'd, Santarosa, Kim Kardashian, Cindy Crawford, Eric Schmidt, 23andMe, Anne Wojcicki, Tony Fadell, Andrew Lacy, Lacy, it's, Prenuvo, Jasnit, Dr, Kimberly Amrami, Amrami, It's, Prenuvo Lacy, Eduardo Dolhun, Dolhun Organizations: CNBC, Facebook, Google, Nest Labs, Felicis Ventures, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, Association of American Medical Colleges, Columbia University Medical Center, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Mayo Clinic Locations: Tyler , Texas, Prenuvo, Dallas, U.S, Canada, London, Sydney, New York, Los Angeles, Irving, New York City , New York, York, San Francisco, Vancouver, British Columbia

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Tens of thousands of health care workers have ratified a new four-year contract with industry giant Kaiser Permanente following a strike over wages and staffing levels, the parties announced Thursday. Of the 85,000 members in the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions, 98.5% voted in recent weeks to ratify the contract, the coalition said in a press release. The deal includes setting minimum hourly wages at $25 in California, where most of Kaiser’s facilities are located, and $23 in other states. The workers’ last contract was negotiated in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic. The three-day strike last month involved 75,000 workers in California, Colorado, Oregon and Washington.

Persons: Kaiser, understaffing, Steve Shields, Kaiser’s Organizations: OAKLAND, Permanente, Coalition, Kaiser Permanente Unions, Workers, D.C Locations: Calif, California, California , Colorado , Oregon, Washington, Virginia, Oakland , California

☆ AI holds promise for fast-tracking treatment and personalizing medicine — but it may not come to your clinic anytime soon
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Heather Lindsey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Tsai predicts that AI will one day help doctors analyze complicated genetic data — a hallmark of precision medicine. Together, AI imaging and genetic analysis may help doctors rapidly pinpoint a diagnosis and create a highly personalized treatment plan, thus improving a patient's care. AI and the potential for genetic analysisIn addition to medical imaging, AI could one day comb through large amounts of genetic information, a challenging task for researchers. A possible convergence in the clinicWang does not see combining AI imaging and AI genetic analysis at the doctor's office happening within the next couple of years. Chang and his colleagues are investigating how AI analysis of brain scans can predict genetic mutations in brain tumors.

Persons: James C, Tsai, Peter D, Chang, Zhenghe J, Wang Organizations: Healthcare, Morning, Center, Ophthalmic Artificial Intelligence, Human, Icahn School of Medicine, US Food and Drug Administration, Applied, Research, University of California, Case Western Reserve University Locations: Mount, Irvine

ONJUKU, Japan (AP) — Scientists from the U.N. nuclear agency watched Friday as Japanese lab workers prepared samples of fish collected at a seafood market near the Fukushima nuclear plant to test the safety of treated radioactive wastewater released from the damaged plant into the sea. On Friday, a team from the International Atomic Energy Agency watched as fish samples were prepared at the Marine Ecology Research Institute in the coastal town of Onjuku near Tokyo. During Friday's lab visit, technicians prepared samples for the measurement of tritium, which cannot be removed from the wastewater by the treatment equipment at the Fukushima plant. Other lab workers packed processed fish samples for measuring Cesium, which experts say is important to monitor because it tends to stay in fish muscles. The Oct. 16-23 sampling work will be followed by a separate IAEA task force that will review the safety of the water discharge.

Persons: ”, Iolanda Osvath, searobin, Paul McGinnity Organizations: —, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, International Atomic Energy Agency, Marine Ecology Research, IAEA, TEPCO Locations: ONJUKU, Japan, China, Russia, Onjuku, Tokyo, South Korea, Canada

☆ Strike over: Kaiser Permanente unionized health care workers end their strike without reaching a deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —More than 75,000 unionized Kaiser Permanente employees are returning to work after a historic three-day strike. This week’s temporary work stoppage — the largest health care strike in US history — concluded at 6 am PT on Saturday without a deal. Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers rally outside Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. Some issues affect the entire health care industryTo be sure, staffing issues do not only affect Kaiser Permanente. ECRI, an independent health care research firm, ranks the industry’s staffing shortage as the most significant risk to American patients.

Persons: —, Damian Dovarganes, ” Georgette Bradford, Julie Su, Su “, Joe Biden, Biden, Kaiser, hasn’t, ” Kaiser Permanente, Rocio Chacon, ” Chacon, Kaiser Permanente, Ryan Sun, James Bell, Christina Campbell, “, ” Campbell, Larriesha Malbrough, John Rudoff, ”, ‘, John August, Sal Rosselli, ” Rosselli, ECRI, Gerald Kominski Organizations: CNN, Kaiser Permanente, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Kaiser, “, Labor, Labor Department, United Auto Workers, ”, Employees International Union, United Healthcare Workers West, SEIU, Kaiser Permanent, AP, Service Employees International Union, Permanente, Coalition, Kaiser Permanente Unions, Kaiser Permanente . Nursing, National Union of Healthcare Workers, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Locations: Los Angeles, Sacramento , California, California, Michigan, Washington, United States, Kaiser, California , Colorado, Washington and Oregon, Virginia, Baldwin Park , California, Portland , Oregon

Here's a rundown of some of the largest strikes taking place in the U.S. today. 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers walk off the jobPolitical Cartoons View All 1199 ImagesIn the health care sector, a major strike kicked off this week — with some 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers walking off the job Wednesday in multiple states. Doctors are also not participating in the strike, and Kaiser said it was bringing in thousands of temporary workers. After five months on the picket lines, the writers strike was declared over after their union approved a contract agreement with studios last week. During the staggered strikes, workers have also called for solidarity and a boycott of hotels in the Los Angeles area.

Persons: — It's, isn't, Johnnie Kallas, Michelle Gaskill, Hames, Kaiser —, Kaiser, Ford, Shawn Fain, Fain, —, Hilton —, walkouts Organizations: Cornell University’s Labor, Kaiser Permanente, Strikers, The Coalition, Kaiser Permanente Unions, Kaiser, UAW, United Auto Workers, General Motors, Stellantis, Associated Press, Ford, U.S, Hollywood, American Federation of Television, Radio Artists, Alliance, Television Producers, Marriott, United, Biltmore, —, Westin Bonaventure Hotel Locations: U.S, Hollywood, California , Colorado , Oregon, Washington, Virginia, The Oakland , California, Southern California, Los Angeles, Orange, Biltmore Los Angeles

☆ Day two: Kaiser Permanente unionized health care workers strike across California, Colorado, Washington and Oregon
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —The largest health care strike in US history is now in its second day after more than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente workers began walking off the job on Wednesday. In a statement, Kaiser Permanente said that labor shortages are an industry-wide problem. Striking Kaiser Permanente workers hold signs as they march in front of the Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center on October 04, 2023 in San Francisco, California. “So, their best choice is to be Monday through Friday in their cars.”In a statement, Kaiser Permanente said it is a leader in pay. This is the first ever national strike effort at Kaiser Permanente.

Persons: Kaiser Permanente’s, Andrew Caballero, Reynolds, Hilary Costa, Kaiser, Caroline Lucas, Anna Isaiah, transcriber, ”, “ It’s, Samuel Braslow, James Bell, Kaiser Permanente, Picketers, Permanente, Justin Sullivan, Rocio Chacon, ” Chacon, “ Organizations: CNN, Kaiser Permanente, Employees, Union, Professional Employees International Union, Getty, ”, Kaiser, Healthcare, Workers, Permanente, Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center Locations: California , Colorado, Washington and Oregon, Kaiser, Virginia, Washington, DC, Kaiser Permanente Springfield, Springfield , Virginia, AFP, Los Angeles, Los Angeles , California, San Francisco , California, Southern California, United States

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