We have our first peek at Ryan Gosling in his role as Ken for the new Barbie movie set to come out next year.  Today in health care, parents of kids under 5 are one step closer to a vaccine (likely available next week). And Anthony Fauci has COVID.  Welcome to Overnight Health Care, where we’re following the latest moves on policy […]

  In five months, midterm elections will determine the makeup of a Congress that could revive or reject legislation to lower drug prices. Political strategists project that Republicans will take control of the House of Representatives. This year’s vote is a “change election,” and such elections typically do not go in favor of those in power, said Dan Todd, founder […]

By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH What BIG thing is Avaneer Health building with its $50 million SEED round backed by not-just-investors-but-also-partners CVS Health, Aetna, Anthem, Cleveland Clinic, HCSC, PNC Bank, Sentara Healthcare and IBM Watson Health? CEO Stuart Hanson stops by to clear-up the mystery that IS Avaneer Health, and how the massive data exchange platform it’s building is meant […]

Snot can come in nearly all shades of the rainbow. And each color of snot – also called mucus or boogers – tells you something different about what’s going on inside your body. “Different colors of mucus can help tell you something, but they don’t always mean as much as a lot of people think,” said Alyssa Smolen, an advanced […]

Anthem is continuing its corporate makeover. The nation’s second largest insurer, which will change its name to Elevance Health on June 28, is extending its rebranding campaign, Anthem announced Wednesday. The company’s healthcare services arm will be dubbed Carelon and some of its health plans will take on the Wellpoint brand, which was the parent company’s name before it became […]

Here are three ways investments can help rural healthcare organizations improve patient care quality. 1. Telehealth Solutions Solve Staff Shortages in Healthcare According to a report from the Association of American Medical Colleges, a shortage of 17,800 to 48,000 primary care physicians is projected by 2034, in addition to a shortage of 21,000 to 77,100 specialty physicians. The ongoing clinician […]

Advocate Aurora Health may have surprised some with its acquisition of the home care franchise Senior Helpers last year. But that’s just one of the steps the health system is taking to build out its home-based care capabilities, as well as a larger, full continuum overall. With Senior Helpers acquisition and a continued pursuit of growth through M&A, Advocate Aurora […]

It started with a marketing email sent to avid rowers in the spring of 2020. JL Racing, the apparel brand well-known among rowing aficionados, was asking for industry contacts in the healthcare field.  The family-owned company was attempting to make a major pivot into manufacturing reusable medical gowns for healthcare workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.  The […]

Elisabeth Rosenthal A few months ago, it seemed as though the country was poised to finally tame the pandemic, after two years of restrictions and tens of billions in government spending. The Biden administration in March released the first national covid-19 preparedness plan to help Americans safely “return to normal,” a strategy to live with the continued presence of the […]

DEERFIELD, Ill. & SAN FRANCISCO, June 15, 2022 – Walgreens and Greater Than AIDS, a public information initiative of KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation), are teaming up with health departments and community organizations in more than 250 cities to host the largest coordinated National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) event in the nation. Click here for a list of participating Walgreens stores […]