Walgreens Boots Alliance has completed a deal making it majority owner of home health benefit management firm CareCentrix, the company announced Wednesday. The $330 million deal was first announced last October and gives Walgreens a 55% share in CareCentrix. Walgreens asserts the transaction strengthens its capabilities to help patients transition from hospitals to home, a news release said. Walgreens has the option to purchase the remaining […]
More than two years since the U.S. was hit with the first wave of Covid-19, many of us in the fields of science and medicine have stopped at one point or another to reflect on our collective response, even as we continue to battle the virus and its new variants. CDC’s collaborative approach that recognizes the interconnection between humans, animals, […]
CLEVELAND (WJW) — The impact of the Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade continues to have an effect. A northeast Ohio woman was forced to travel out of state for an abortion that she says saved her life. “We were on such a high with the pregnancy. We were buying clothes, we had the name picked out, we were […]
The threats of ransomware and phishing are more prevalent than ever — data from the Department of Health and Human Services shows that nearly 3 million individuals were the victims of health data breaches in August. However, not all healthcare providers have appropriately adjusted their strategies to mitigate increasing risk. In fact, a new report shows that many healthcare organizations […]
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (Iowa City, Iowa) is adding two floors to its eight-story John Pappajohn Pavilion inpatient tower. The project is part of a 10-year renovation project, according to the website thegazette.com. The $95 million project will add 38,000 square feet. The new ninth floor will house a 24-bed intensive care unit, and the 10th floor will […]
A United Nations committee called on the United States on Tuesday to take steps to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in sexual and reproductive health care in the aftermath of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. The U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination said in a release that the Supreme Court’s June ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson […]
BY MIKE MAGEE Under the definition for the noun, epidemic, there are two main (and distinctly different) definitions. I know this fact because it was the beginning point of my preparations earlier this summer for a Fall course on “The History of Epidemics in America” at the Presidents College at the University of Hartford. The entry reads: Epidemic noun ep·i·dem·ic | \ ˌe-pə-ˈde-mik \ Definition […]
The U.S. on Wednesday authorized its first update to COVID-19 vaccines, booster doses that target today’s most common omicron strain. Shots could begin within days. The move by the Food and Drug Administration tweaks the recipe of shots made by Pfizer and rival Moderna that already have saved millions of lives. The hope is that the modified boosters will blunt […]
Eating breakfast in the morning allows your body to “fuel up,” both physically and mentally, increasing energy and concentration levels throughout the day. But given a choice, do you opt for bacon and eggs or something like oatmeal or a bagel with cream cheese? What’s important to consider here is the value of a macronutrient balance. The body receives calories from three […]