A Democratic congressman is calling on the Biden administration to publish demographic data on monkeypox vaccinations in an effort to reduce disparities in communities of color. “Without the publication of demographic data, the public has no means of knowing whether communities of color have equitable access to the vaccine. We have no choice but to assume that communities of color […]
A new lawsuit alleges Centene took advantage of enrollee churn between Medicaid and health insurance exchange policies to defraud the federal government and dupe consumers. The plaintiffs claim the insurer acquired local Medicaid carriers to enroll people into its Ambetter exchange products when they lose eligibility for the low-income health program. Centene then named its exchange policies after the Medicaid plans to mislead […]
A group of Republican physicians in Congress are voicing their “strong opposition” to the prescription drug pricing control policies that were included in Democrats’ massive reconciliation package that cleared the Senate over the weekend. “We write to express our strong opposition to the government drug price control policies in your reconciliation package,” the lawmakers wrote in their letter to Senate […]
Climate hazards such as flooding, heat waves and drought have worsened more than half of the hundreds of known infectious diseases in people, including malaria, hantavirus, cholera and anthrax, a study says. Researchers looked through the medical literature of established cases of illnesses and found that 218 out of the known 375 human infectious diseases, or 58%, seemed to be […]
Pfizer has reached a $5.4 billion deal to buy Global Blood Therapeutics, a company with one commercialized therapy for sickle cell disease and a pipeline of additional drugs in various stages of development for the blood disorder. According to financial terms announced Monday, Pfizer is paying $68.50 for each share of Global Blood, which represents a 7.2% premium to […]
Pfizer will spend about $5.4 billion to buy Global Blood Therapeutics as the pharmaceutical giant continues to invest some of the cash influx reaped during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pfizer said Monday that the acquisition will boost its work in rare hematology. Global Therapeutics, which was founded in 2011, makes Oxybryta tablets for treating sickle cell disease. Pfizer has been flush […]
Sunshine Pediatric Day Center (Dallas), a special needs daycare center for children with individualized medical needs, broke ground on a new facility in Fort Worth, Texas. The facility will offer clinical care, therapy services, and educational activities and features a physical, occupational, and speech therapy treatment room, quiet room, play areas, and support spaces. Architecture and interior design firm Oculus […]
The next episode highlights Providence’s reliance on cloud technology to enhance its use of data analytics, especially for patient management during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Washington-based health system also has hospitals across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon and Texas. Data analytics tools provided real-time insight on hospital staffing levels, patient volume, and the supply of personal protective equipment and […]
As COVID-19 cases in the U.S. rise in a surge driven by the highly transmissible Omicron BA.5 subvariant alongside the widespread lifting of mask mandates and other coronavirus-related safety precautions, many immunocompromised adults and those with weakened immune systems continue to be at a higher risk of severe illness and death from a coronavirus infection, even after receiving the COVID-19 […]