[ad_1] If you listen to the nation’s largest Alzheimer’s disease advocacy organizations, you might think everyone living with Alzheimer’s wants unfettered access to Aduhelm, a controversial new treatment. […]
Florida to recommend against COVID vaccines for healthy kids
[ad_1] Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo said Monday that the state will formally recommend against COVID-19 vaccinations for healthy children. Ladapo made the announcement at a roundtable […]
The Check Up: Dr. Cheryl Pegus of Walmart
[ad_1] Major consumer retail chains like Walmart have an opportunity to alter how both their employees and the customers access primary care or even COVID vaccines during the pandemic. […]
Hospital stops therapies after gender-confirming care order
[ad_1] The nation’s largest pediatric hospital has announced it has stopped gender-affirming therapies after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the state’s child welfare agency to investigate reports of […]
Death toll surpasses 6 million for pandemic now in 3rd year
[ad_1] The official global death toll from COVID-19 eclipsed 6 million on Monday — underscoring that the pandemic, now entering its third year, is far from over. The […]
White House: Congress must act soon to replenish COVID funds
[ad_1] The U.S. will soon begin to run out of money to bolster COVID-19 testing supplies and to guarantee that uninsured Americans keep getting free treatment for the […]
Death toll nears 6 million as pandemic enters its 3rd year
[ad_1] The official global death toll from COVID-19 is on the verge of eclipsing 6 million — underscoring that the pandemic, now in its third year, is far […]
L.A. County health plan fined $55M for healthcare failures
[ad_1] L.A. Care, the nation’s largest publicly operated health plan, was fined $55 million for failing to authorize care thousands of poor and at-risk members, causing health-threatening treatment […]
Hospitals grapple with saline shortages
[ad_1] Hospitals have had trouble sourcing sodium chloride injections amid recalls and supply disruptions. B. Braun Medical recalled five lots of leaky 250 milliliter sodium chloride injections, the […]
Nursing homes lead state-focused push to regulate staffing agencies
[ad_1] The nursing home industry is launching a lobbying offensive in several states to limit what healthcare staffing agencies can charge providers, but the efforts are facing fierce […]