[ad_1] Google has hired a long-time Food and Drug Administration official to lead its digital health strategy and regulatory efforts. Bakul Patel will be senior director of global […]
U.S. deaths from COVID hit 1 million, less than 2 1/2 years in
[ad_1] The largest bell at Washington National Cathedral in the nation’s capital tolled 1,000 times a week ago, once for every 1,000 deaths. President Joe Biden on Thursday […]
COVID-19 relief stabilized hospital finances in 2020, study finds
[ad_1] Federal relief buoyed hospital finances during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic even though hospital operations took a hit, according to a study published in JAMA […]
Ochsner’s chief digital officer on getting 5-10 pitches every day
[ad_1] When a state is ranked dead last in numerous health metrics, there is nowhere to go but up. Leaders at Ochsner Health are banking on a 10-year, […]
Increasing access to COVID-19 technology
[ad_1] The U.S. government has created a “patent pool” that includes licenses for 11 COVID-19-related medical technologies developed at the National Institutes of Health with the goal of […]
The Check Up: Antonio Ciaccia of 3 Axis Advisors
[ad_1] Antonio Ciaccia, head of 46brooklyn drug pricing research firm and president of 3 Axis Advisors, joins The Check Up discuss what is driving payer lawsuits against pharmacy […]
States have yet to spend hundreds of millions of federal dollars to tackle COVID health disparities
[ad_1] Missouri’s health department has not spent any of its $35.6 million. Wisconsin, Illinois, and Idaho — whose state health departments each received between $27 million and $31 […]
South Africa in new surge of COVID from versions of omicron
[ad_1] South Africa is experiencing a surge of new COVID-19 cases driven by two omicron sub-variants, according to health experts. For about three weeks the country has seen […]
About 11% of admitted COVID patients return to hospital or die within 30 days: study
[ad_1] A new study offers a closer look at possible factors that may lead to some hospitalized COVID-19 patients being readmitted within a month of discharge. At roughly […]
After the pandemic hit nursing homes hard, California lawmakers push to tighten licensing rules
[ad_1] When Johanna Trenerry found a nursing home for her husband after his stroke, she expected his stay would be temporary. He never came home. Arthur Trenerry died […]