Genetic medicines have a capacity problem. The engineered viruses used to deliver them have limited room for their genetic cargo, which in turn limits the way diseases can be treated—if they can be treated at all. A new biotech company named Replay has assembled a suite of technologies that could enable it to deliver “big genes” or even multiple […]
Even as numerous Republican-governed states push for sweeping bans on abortion, there is a coinciding surge of concern in some Democratic-led states that options for reproductive healthcare are dwindling due to expansion of Catholic hospital networks. These are states such as Oregon, Washington, California, New York and Connecticut, where abortion will remain legal despite the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling […]
Northern Arizona Healthcare (Flagstaff, Ariz.) plans to build a health and wellness village on 188 acres in Flagstaff to serve area patients, the Navajo Nation, and rural areas of Northern Arizona, according to the website knau.org. The $800 million proect will include a new hospital and adjacent offices and clinics for outpatient care. Twenty-two acres will be set aside as […]
If you’ve been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (AFib), your doctor may have mentioned the Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (LAAO) procedure. An alternative to blood thinners, this minimally invasive treatment option is helping many people get back to living a happy, healthy, active life—unrestricted by many of the worries that often come with AFib. Let’s walk through the benefits of the […]
Sidratu “Sidi” Kamara, Caregiver for Capital City Nurses, has been named a 2022 Frontline Honors honoree by Home Health Care News. To become a Frontline Honoree, an individual is nominated by their peers. The candidate must be a dedicated, high-performing frontline worker who delivers exceptional experiences and outcomes; a passionate worker who knows how to put their vision into action […]
President Biden’s COVID-19 symptoms are almost completely resolved, his physician Kevin O’Connor said in a memorandum released by the White House on Monday. The president, who completed his fourth day of the antiviral Paxlovid on Sunday evening, only has residual nasal congestion and minimal hoarseness, O’Connor said. “His symptoms have now almost completely resolved. When questioned, at this point he […]
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’s potential response to a Supreme Court decision that invalidated cuts to 340B payments spotlights the divide between providers that participate in the drug-discount program and those that don’t. While the informal policy proposal drew cheers from 340B hospitals for reversing payment cuts, some who don’t use the program described the agency’s road map […]
The University of Washington is planning a new behavioral health clinic and teaching facility on the UW Medical Center Northwest campus in Seattle. Located adjacent to an existing acute care hospital, the six-story, 184,000-square-foot building will feature a crisis stabilization unit, 50 medical/surgical beds, and separate service and public skybridges connecting to the hospital’s emergency department. A full continuum of […]
Amazon sent shockwaves through the health tech sector when it announced plans to buy primary care network One Medical in a deal valued at $3.9 billion. The acquisition, which brings almost 190 clinics, a subscription telehealth service, an electronic health record and contracts with thousands of employer clients under Amazon’s umbrella, should fast-track the e-commerce giant’s goal of assembling a […]
Last Christmas, as the Omicron variant was ricocheting around the United States, Mary Carrington unknowingly found herself at a superspreader event—an indoor party, packed with more than 20 people, at least one of whom ended up transmitting the virus to most of the gathering’s guests. After two years of avoiding the coronavirus, Carrington felt sure that her time had come: […]