FDA clears additional monkeypox vaccines from Denmark plant

FDA clears additional monkeypox vaccines from Denmark plant

Federal regulators Wednesday said they have approved the use of additional monkeypox vaccines manufactured in Denmark, clearing the way for nearly 800,000 doses to be shipped to states.  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it finished its inspection of Bavarian Nordic’s “fill and finish” plant in Denmark, a facility where the vaccine is formulated and filled into vials. The company […]

The Best New Menswear Items Under $100 to Buy Right Now

The Best New Menswear Items Under $100 to Buy Right Now

Love our weekly Best New Menswear column, but can’t always afford the rare grails featured there? (It’s cool—neither can we.) Well, this is the semi-regular roundup for you. We’ve gathered the coolest, flyest, game-raising-iest sneakers, jackets, jewelry, and more available right now—all with a hard ceiling of $100. If you’ve got a spare Benjamin or two burning a hole in […]

Staying at home: Growing remote monitoring for post-acute care patients – MedCity News

Staying at home: Growing remote monitoring for post-acute care patients – MedCity News

In a MedCity Influencer article published in early April, Dr. Michael Lalor presented a strong case for continuing to move appropriate patient care cases from hospital in-patient to the home. That objective is sound; however, it leaves another opportunity area unexplored for improving care with more controlled cost – moving appropriate patient care cases from residential post-acute care settings to […]

Survey Says… July 27th, 2022

Survey Says… July 27th, 2022

Happy Wednesday! Here’s this week’s survey, which you can copy and paste and share as a comment. Your skin tone/coloring: Most used lip product this month? Go-to cheek products this month? Favorite eye palette this month? Join Discussion

At the Core, Tuskegee Has Never Been Resolved

At the Core, Tuskegee Has Never Been Resolved

BY MIKE MAGEE July 25, 1972 was fifty years ago this week and it is a day that all AP Science journalists know by heart. As Monday’s AP banner headline read: “On July 25, 1972, Jean Heller, a reporter on The Associated Press investigative team, then called the Special Assignment Team, broke news that rocked the nation. Based on documents leaked […]

Humana to reorganize operations as part of $1 billion value-creation plan

Humana to reorganize operations as part of $1 billion value-creation plan

Humana will restructure its operations next year to drive enrollment and expand the services it sells to other payers, executives said Wednesday. The company will divide the organization into two units: health insurance services and CenterWell, the company’s care delivery and healthcare services arm, CEO Bruce Broussard said during a second-quarter earnings call. The decision to reorganize is part of […]

Penn Highlands Healthcare Nears Completion On Behavioral Health Facility – HCD Magazine

Penn Highlands Healthcare Nears Completion On Behavioral Health Facility – HCD Magazine

Penn Highlands Healthcare is preparing to open the Stern Center for Behavioral Health in DuBois, Pa., according to the website thecourierexpress.com The $22 million project at the Penn Highlands DuBois East campus is scheduled to open in late September and will house inpatient and outpatient behavioral health services for children, adolescents, and adults. The facility includes: 44 child and adolescent […]

The Log4j Vulnerability: What Should Healthcare Organizations Do Next to Protect Patient Data?

The Log4j Vulnerability: What Should Healthcare Organizations Do Next to Protect Patient Data?

In April, CISA advised organizations to continue identifying and remediating vulnerable Log4j instances within their environments and plan for long-term vulnerability management. In June, CISA released a joint advisory to warn network defenders that threat actors have continued to exploit Log4Shell in VMware Horizon and Unified Access Gateway servers to obtain initial access to organizations that did not apply available […]