President Biden will sign an executive order on Friday to explore additional ways his administration can lower prescription drug costs. The order directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to examine how it can use its “Innovation Center” to lower drug costs, the White House said in a press release. The center, which was created under the Affordable […]
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The boomer generation is aging and overloading the United States healthcare system with a growing population of citizens who are living longer with nagging, chronic conditions that persistently impact their quality of life and hasten mortality. As the nation stares down the perilous challenge of managing healthcare for an aging population, it is the perfect time to look closer at […]
When President Joe Biden recently declared on national television that “the pandemic is over,” he offered a glimpse into the strategy his administration will be using on COVID-19 going forward: We’re ready to move on. Biden’s statement, which divided the public health community and the public, has wide-reaching implications for the fate of connected health and vital telehealth services. In […]
Real estate firm Pacific Group (Las Vegas) broke ground on Helios, a 135-acre medical campus in north Las Vegas. The project will include 1.3 million square feet of medical offices and 900,000 square feet of research and development space. A 600-bed hospital will anchor the campus. The project will be part of a mixed-use development that will include lodging, shopping, […]
Gun deaths among children and adolescents continued to rise in 2021, particularly among Black youth, a new KFF analysis of federal injury and mortality data finds. The analysis finds that the rate of firearm-related deaths for children ages 17 and younger reached 3.6 per 100,000 children in 2021, a 50% increase from before the COVID-19 pandemic began. This represents about […]
Integrated design firm SmithGroup (Detroit) opened a new office in Sacramento, Calif., to expand its footprint and better serve clients and communities throughout the Central Valley. Arun Kaiwar has joined SmithGroup as a principal to lead the Sacramento office. The firm also recently opened locations in Atlanta, Houston, and Portland, Ore.
Across industries, burnout has become a crisis. From airlines to fast food, businesses are struggling to keep their rosters full. Healthcare is no exception. According to the U.S. Surgeon General, 76% of physicians and nurses are exhausted and burnt out at work. Even before Covid-19 the American Medical Association noted that doctors were burdened with an aging population – which […]
Firearm injuries and deaths in the United States have increased in recent years and adversely affect many children and adolescents. In 2020, firearms became the leading cause of death among children ages 19 and below and in the first six months of 2022, there were over 300 mass shootings across the U.S., including the shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, […]