As both the number one cause of death and the number one consumer of healthcare resources globally, it’s well known that the growing prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD), along with its associated human and economic costs, is an increasingly unsustainable burden on humanity and its health systems. The stats speak for themselves – 82.6 million people are affected by heart […]

Bright Health Group must raise outside capital to sustain its business, executives said Wednesday. The health insurer’s board of directors formed a special committee to solicit proposals from prospective investors and has received significant interest from new and existing backers, according to company leaders. Bright Health Group plans to raise an undisclosed sum in the near-to-intermediate-term, CEO Mike Mikan said during the […]

Dive Brief: U.S. regulators took steps to make Bavarian Nordic’s monkeypox vaccine, Jynneos, more widely available to Americans as they rush to stretch limited supplies amid a public health emergency. The Food and Drug Administration said adults at high risk of the disease can now receive the vaccine intradermally, or between the top layers of skin, instead of the usual […]

President Biden on Wednesday will appoint Monica Bertagnolli to lead the National Cancer Institute, making her the first woman to lead the organization as the White House puts a renewed focus on fighting cancer. Bertagnolli is currently a professor of surgery in the field of surgical oncology at Harvard Medical School. She previously served as the chief of the division […]

BY ANISH KOKA A recent CNN article discusses approval of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine for people ages 6-17. The CDC director acted after its vaccine advisers on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted unanimously to support the two dose Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for kids in this age group. The goal per CDC director Walensky was to “protect our children and teens […]

Hackensack Meridian Health told employees in July it planned to close its day care centers later this year, citing financial pressures and staffing issues.  This week, the Edison, New Jersey-based not-for-profit health system reversed course and said it would keep the facilities open, following outcry from employees and union leaders. “After receiving thoughtful input from our team members and the […]

What drew you to a career in healthcare interior design? I accepted a position with CRTKL’s mixed-use/residential studio prior to graduating but was asked to transition to its busy healthcare studio. I thought it would be a good learning experience for a couple of years, but it has turned into a career that I’m very passionate about. The ability to […]

Fewer Americans believe that the COVID-19 situation in the country is improving, according to a new Gallup poll.  The poll, published on Wednesday, found that 41 percent of respondents said that the COVID-19 situation is getting better in the U.S., a percentage that is down 22 points from a similar poll published in April and May.  Thirty percent of respondents […]

  One reason engineered viruses are used to deliver genetic medicines is that viruses are very good at getting into cells. But the adeno-associated viruses (AAV) used today have drawbacks. They have a limited capacity for genetic cargo. Circulating in the body, they preferentially go to certain tissues or away from others. These viruses can also trigger dangerous immune responses. […]

Health Tech BY JESSICA DaMASSA How will the reversal of Roe v. Wade impact virtual care and digital health companies from a health data privacy standpoint, particularly as States crack down on the use of telehealth as a mechanism for obtaining abortions and begin to look at digital health data as potential evidence in criminal cases where abortions are illegal? […]