The more infectious BA.5 omicron subvariant now makes up almost 80 percent of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S., as case rates continuing to trend upward. About 78 percent of coronavirus cases in the U.S. are caused by the BA.5 subvariant, according to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The rise of BA.5 […]

Amazon is taking a $3.9 billion step toward expanding its primary care options this morning with the acquisition of One Medical. One Medical is a publicly traded, membership-based primary care practice offering virtual and brick-and-mortar services to commercially insured patients. The deal was announced before the stock market opened. One Medical, which closed at $10.18 per share yesterday, is trading nearly […]

Tapping into the therapeutic role of the natural environment, healthcare campuses across the country are creating a variety of inviting outdoor settings with new approaches to landscape design. These shifting landscapes incorporate a variety of features, from healing gardens and outdoor therapy spaces to on-site ponds and walking paths, all aiming to deliver moments of delight, wellness, and respite. Within […]

Dive Brief: Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday unanimously recommended Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine for adults 18 and older following its emergency authorization by the Food and Drug Administration last week.  Shortly afterward, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky endorsed the advisers recommendation, paving the way for the shot’s market rollout. Novavax’s vaccine is the first protein-based shot for […]

Michigan GOP candidate for governor Tudor Dixon on Monday said she does not support abortions in any case except for protecting the life of the mother, arguing that a woman should carry a pregnancy to term even in the case of rape or incest. Dixon told Charlie LeDuff on his podcast show No BS Newshour that even in the case […]

Jacob Bor has been thinking about a parallel universe. He envisions a world in which America has health on par with that of other wealthy nations, and is not an embarrassing outlier that, despite spending more on health care than any other country, has shorter life spans, higher rates of chronic disease and maternal mortality, and fewer doctors per capita […]

The last two years forced millions of people to engage with their healthcare provider digitally for the first time: telehealth use, for example, has increased 38x since pre-pandemic. Today, many healthcare organizations recognize the potential for digital solutions like mobile apps to improve care delivery and transform the patient experience. But there’s a lot of open water between recognizing potential […]

How much do I love this media campaign from Walgreens, collaborating with the foursome The Old Gays who have a growing multi-million person fan base on TikTok? How much? A whole lot! Kudos to Walgreens for creating engaging, informative, and fun! content to learn about how people can benefit from using the company’s app ….for, Ordering prescriptions (90-day supply) Receiving […]

Fears about undiagnosed or untreated HIV cases in Black and Latino communities are rising after the pandemic led to plummeting numbers of tests for HIV and prescriptions for HIV drugs.  The medical community is worried that thousands of people simply put off getting tested or getting care during the pandemic, and that many cases of HIV have gone undetected as […]

When Sebastian Rios was a toddler, he hardly talked. “Don’t worry,” his pediatrician told Amparo and Victor Rios, Sebastian’s parents. Kids who grow up in households in which both Spanish and English are spoken are sometimes slower to develop language skills, she said. Plus, Sebastian was developing well in other ways: When he was just 18 months old, for example, […]