the field concerned with the maintenance or restoration of the health of the body or mind.
any of the procedures or methods employed in this field.
adjective Also health-care .
of, relating to, or involved in healthcare: healthcare workers; a healthcare center.
Origin of healthcare
health + care
Words nearby healthcare
healing by second intention, healing by third intention, health, health camp, health card, healthcare, healthcare proxy, health centre, health check, health club, health farm
The new changes to guidelines recommend you only get tested if you have symptoms, if you’ve been cozied up within six feet of a confirmed positive case for at least 15 minutes, or if your local healthcare provider recommends it.
The CDC’s new COVID-19 testing guidelines could make the pandemic worse|Sara Kiley Watson|August 27, 2020|Popular Science
Nonprofits, philanthropists, and healthcare professionals have tried filling in the gaps where the government has largely failed, but it will take time for companies to get systems in place to help everyone who needs it.
The COVID-19 pandemic is about to collide with flu season. Here’s what to expect.|Sara Chodosh|August 26, 2020|Popular Science
“The healthcare space is relatively conservative,” says Yonatan Amir, CEO of Israeli health tech firm Diagnostic Robotics.
The pandemic is automating emergency room triage|Nicolás Rivero|August 21, 2020|Quartz
We are not the first to predict that we will get more and more older people and less young people, which means less people in the workforce to sustain care and healthcare.
How Rising Education for Women Is Shaping the Global Population - Facts So Romantic|Kiki Sanford|August 19, 2020|Nautilus
There will not be a renewal in our efforts to strengthen the healthcare system.
How to Prevent Another Great Depression (Ep. 421)|Stephen J. Dubner|June 11, 2020|Freakonomics
But if you ask leftists what Cuba is famous for they will usually say something altogether different: healthcare and education.
The Dark Side of Cuba’s Ebola Economy|James Bloodworth|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Here are four reasons to check out the healthcare marketplaces this year.
Of the 8096 cases of SARS, 1706 occurred in healthcare workers — including many doctors who died.
Caring for Ebola Patients Deeply Scary For Health Care Workers|Kent Sepkowitz|August 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In April, the VA itself confirmed that prolonged waits for healthcare led to the deaths of 23 veterans in recent years.
Does the V.A. Have More Secret, Deadly Wait Lists?|Jacob Siegel|May 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is important to note that the majority of secondary cases are healthcare workers exposed to patients sick with MERS.
Is Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) the Next SARS?|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad|May 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Medical definitions for healthcare
health care
n.
The prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of mental and physical well-being through the services offered by the medical and allied health professions.