[ad_1] The University of California, Los Angeles, has agreed to a $243.6 million settlement covering 50 cases involving alleged sexual abuse by a gynecologist the academic institution employed […]
Banner Aetna partners with type 2 diabetes reversal company
[ad_1] Banner|Aetna, a joint health insurance venture owned by Banner Health and Aetna, is entering a partnership with Virta Health, a company that offers personalized treatment for those […]
As even Dem states ease, Biden begins rethinking COVID rules
[ad_1] “We are working on that guidance,” said Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky. “As we’ve been encouraged by the current trends, we are […]
Revamped challenge to vaccine policy still has no legs, experts say
[ad_1] Additionally, the states’ revised challenge takes issue with the fact that CMS newly-required state surveyors overseeing Medicare and Medicaid-participating facilities to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in a […]
Saving lives one kidney at a time: a reflection on six decades of transplantation
[ad_1] When I started my medical career in nephrology in the late 1960s, the best treatment we offered patients with end-stage kidney disease was dialysis. Kidney transplantation once […]
As case counts fall, WHO chief warns “COVID isn’t finished”
[ad_1] In all, WHO reported more than 19 million new COVID-19 cases and just under 68,000 new deaths from Jan. 31 to Feb. 6. Experts say the figures […]
Oklahoma AG OKs prescribing ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine
[ad_1] Oklahoma Attorney General John O’Connor said Tuesday his office has found no legal basis for medical boards to discipline doctors for prescribing ivermectin or hydroxychloroquine to treat […]
Moody’s: More healthcare organizations at risk of credit downgrades
[ad_1] More healthcare organizations are at risk of credit downgrades and defaults as they continue to battle high costs in an inflationary economic environment. Twenty-five North American entities across […]
COVID-19 vaccines, prescriptions fuel strong quarter at CVS
[ad_1] COVID-19 vaccines and the return of customers to stores to pick up prescriptions helped push CVS Health well past fourth-quarter earnings expectations. But the drugstore chain and […]
Locals weigh school mask rules as statewide mandates end
[ad_1] As some of the last statewide school mask mandates near an end, responsibility is shifting back to local leaders, who are caught in the middle of one […]