The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning of a surge in flu, Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and other viral infections this season, especially among children and older adults.
Dr. Darshak Sanghavi, a member of the Obama administration and global chief medical officer at Babylon, has experience in the private sector and with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation.
Unsustainable healthcare costs thwart employer efforts to attract and retain talent as 73% said it crowds out salary and wage increases, and 82% report it impacts ability to remain competitive. These are among the findings of the latest survey of more than 150 employers conducted by the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions and its […]
The majority of Medicare Advantage markets are highly concentrated, and according to the American Medical Association, this can have a detrimental effect on both patients and doctors.
A new Microsoft partnership aims to enhance data interoperability with artificial intelligence and machine learning. What does this partnership entail? I’m Jeff Lagasse with Healthcare Finance News, and we’ll dig into that and other big developments in this week’s Top Stories, including Teladoc health posting better-than-expected revenue in the third quarter, and the Centers for […]
In the 20-year period from 2000 to 2020, lobbyist spending in healthcare increased by more than 70%, even after accounting for inflation, with a large amount of that spending focused on pharmaceuticals and healthcare providers, according to new data published in JAMA Health Forum.
Four former employees of the Arnhold Institute for Global Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital (AIGH) in New York have filed a lawsuit against the school alleging workplace discrimination and retaliation of a sexist nature, according to the law firm f
Although racial disparities in survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest among Black and white people persist, both groups had similar chances of receiving an intensive care unit (ICU) evaluation before a cardiac arrest.
CVS Health and Walgreens Boots Alliance have announced an agreement to pay $10 billion to substantially resolve all opioid lawsuits and claims against the companies.
Drugmaker Pfizer, emboldened by positive results from an immunization trial for its bivalent respiratory syncytial virus 9RSV) vaccine candidate, will be seeking FDA approval for the vaccine this year, the company said this week. Pfizer will be ending enrollment in the study and will seek approval before the end of the calendar year.