[ad_1] Critical flaws in the U.S. nursing home system threaten the health and safety of millions of residents, and urgent change is needed, according to a report the […]
Biosimilars, generics to slow drug cost increases in 2022
[ad_1] Biosimilars and generic drugs are poised to slow drug cost growth this year, a new report indicates. Total drug spending increased 7.7% from 2020 to 2021 to […]
U.S. experts discuss COVID boosters for the fall and beyond
[ad_1] While many Americans are trying to move on with their lives after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. health officials are debating the best way to […]
CVS Health selling PayFlex health spending accounts service
[ad_1] CVS Health will sell PayFlex, its provider of flexible spending and health savings accounts, to the financial services firm Millennium Trust, the companies announced Tuesday. The transaction […]
Help at Home acquires two companies, enters New York
[ad_1] In-home care provider Help at Home has acquired two New York-based home care companies as part of its strategy to grow in various markets. Edison Home Health […]
Hospitals can be responsible for abuse by employees
[ad_1] A state appeals court said Tuesday that a Southern California hospital can be held responsible for sexual abuse by an employee, upholding a jury’s damage award of […]
WHO: COVID cases and deaths continue to fall globally
[ad_1] The number of coronavirus cases reported globally has dropped for a second consecutive week and confirmed COVID-19 deaths also fell last week, according to a World Health […]
The end of the COVID emergency could mean a huge loss of health insurance
[ad_1] If there has been a silver lining to this terrible COVID-19 pandemic, it is that the rate of Americans without health insurance dropped to a near-historic low, […]
US pulls GSK’s COVID drug as omicron sibling dominates cases
[ad_1] GlaxoSmithKline’s IV drug for COVID-19 should no longer be used because it is likely ineffective against the omicron subvariant that now accounts for most U.S. cases, federal […]
Biden orders push on long COVID, pandemic’s shadowy mystery
[ad_1] Confronting the pandemic’s lasting shadow, President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered a new national research push on long COVID, while also directing federal agencies to support patients […]