“The problem that we are setting out to solve is that we live in a world where the incumbent healthcare system is at best not built for [the LGBTQ] community, but more often than not, is discriminatory and lacks expertise about the differentiated medical needs that we have,” Liana Douillet Guzmán, CEO of Folx Health, said in a recent interview. […]

  Sea squirts are named for a distinguishing feature: a tube that shoots out water as these filter feeders eat. These creatures look like colorful and rubbery blobs in their natural ocean environment, but their amorphous shapes belie an advanced genetic capability. Sea squirts evolved with a way to rewrite the full range of messenger RNA that they express. Ascidian […]

Half of voters say the Supreme Court’s decision overturning the constitutional right to an abortion has made them more motivated to vote in next month’s midterm elections, with enthusiasm growing especially among Democrats and those living in states with abortion bans, according to a new poll from KFF. The survey also showed that most voters, whether they are Democrats or […]

Few Voters Know About the Medicare Drug Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act, Though Seniors are More Aware and Would Be Likely to Vote for Candidates Who Support Them About a month ahead of the 2022 midterm election, abortion continues to grow as a motivating issue for voters, especially among Democrats and those living in states where abortion is now […]

Half of American voters said the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade has made them more motivated to vote in this year’s elections, according to a new Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) poll. About two-thirds of Democrats and half of independents cited the Supreme Court’s decision as a motivator for voting, as did a third of Republicans. Among that same […]

The 2022 Nobel Prize for Medicine went to Svante Pääbo. Unlike many former winners of the Nobel Prize in Medicine, Dr. Pääbo never actually invented any specific medicine or class of medicine. Rather the award was given “for his discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution”. The press release from the Nobel website provides some insight, but […]

Is nothing sacred anymore? Fat Bear Week has been rocked by a cheating scandal, with spam bots submitting fake votes for one of the big bears. In health news, a new watchdog report found millions of low- or no-income Americans are still eligible for COVID-19 stimulus funds.  This is Overnight Health Care, where we’re following the latest moves on policy and […]

Vector illustration of a vote, measurement of customer satisfaction and star rating, satisfactory rating, hand shows a class sign. Social Media Marketing, SMM illustration. Vector isolated on white Healthcare is the business of medical relationships. However, until recently, the healthcare ecosystem has deemphasized the relationship portion of this equation. Now, healthcare innovators are trailblazing new models that empower patients to […]

Concern over costs is driving some employers to consider making changes to their retiree healthcare benefits, a new survey shows. Almost half of the employer respondents said they are looking to do something different because the benefits are too expensive to maintain.  The Willis Towers Watson (WTW) survey, released Tuesday, received responses from 122 U.S. employers in July and August. The companies […]

Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED) and Contessa Health are teaming up with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to offer at-home care services to patients in Central Arkansas. The parties involved announced a joint venture this week that will allow Contessa and Amedisys to deliver care across the full continuum in the home in a new region. “Contessa is […]