[ad_1] Johnson & Johnson is suspending sales forecasts for its COVID-19 vaccine only a few months after saying the shot could bring in as much as $3.5 billion […]
Doctors suggest new names for low-grade prostate cancer
[ad_1] A cancer diagnosis is scary. Some doctors say it’s time to rename low-grade prostate cancer to eliminate the alarming C-word. Cancer cells develop in nearly all prostates […]
Why cheap, older drugs that might treat COVID never get out of the lab
[ad_1] In March 2020, Dr. Joseph Vinetz left the contemplative world of his Yale University infectious-disease laboratory and plunged into the COVID-19 ward at Yale New Haven Hospital, joining […]
Nursing homes still enduring staff shortfalls
[ad_1] Two years after the pandemic, nursing facilities are still experiencing significant workforce challenges. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendation issued in December 2021 allows organizations […]
Healthcare industry hit with growing number of retirement suits
[ad_1] Health insurance and hospital employees are filing more lawsuits against their employers over the alleged failure to effectively manage their retirement accounts. Workers have filed 25 complaints […]
Hospitals navigate doctor, patient interoperability challenges
[ad_1] A study published in Nature last year found that many ophthalmologists were concerned that patients would have trouble understanding their clinical notes and could lead patients to […]
Providence promotes Sara Vaezy to Chief Digital Officer
[ad_1] Providence, the large Catholic health system based in Seattle, has promoted Sara Vaezy to be the system’s chief digital officer. Vaezy succeeds Aaron Martin, who recently left […]
The Check Up: Dr. Denise Basow of Ochsner Health
[ad_1] While many healthcare industry members have increased their efforts towards diversity, equity and inclusion, there are still barriers to break that could help women and people of […]
J&J’s Janssen settles with West Virginia for $99M in opioid lawsuit
[ad_1] West Virginia will receive $99 million in a settlement finalized Monday with Johnson & Johnson’s subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. over the drugmaker’s role in perpetuating the opioid […]
CMS proposes $1.6 billion increase to inpatient hospital pay for FY23
[ad_1] The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Monday proposed bumping up inpatient hospital payments by approximately $1.6 billion in fiscal 2023. The proposed Hospital Inpatient Prospective […]