White House says hospitals, doctors must give abortions in emergencies

White House says hospitals, doctors must give abortions in emergencies

The Biden administration on Monday said doctors and hospitals need to follow federal law and provide abortions if there is a medical emergency and the health or life of the patient is at risk, regardless of state law. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reaffirmed that the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) protects providers when offering legally-mandated, […]

Optum forms joint venture with healthcare media group

Optum forms joint venture with healthcare media group

Optum has partnered with media company Red Ventures to combine consumer healthcare news and information with online pharmacy and telehealth services. The joint venture, RVO Health, supports UnitedHealth Group’s plan to build consumer brand awareness around its Optum healthcare services subsidiary, said Rick Kes, a healthcare partner at RSM. During UnitedHealth Group’s investor day in December, CEO Andrew Witty said […]

Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 737

Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 737

So…what is the Monday Poll? Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a list of more or less random questions I’ve been posting on this blog every Monday morning for the past quadrillion years (since 2007). 1. Do fragrance ads make you laugh? Yes! I think most of them […]

Watch: Burna Boy Releases ‘Vanilla’ Music Video

Watch: Burna Boy Releases ‘Vanilla’ Music Video

Burna Boy has released the music video for the single “Vanilla” off his latest album, “Love, Damini.” “Vanilla” is the fifteenth track off his “Love, Damini” album and a collaboration between the Grammy award-winning singer and global sunglasses manufacturer RayBan. “Vanilla” is the second music video to be released off the album, following “For Your Hand” featuring Ed Sheeran. He […]

CVS names executive to new chief data, tech officer role

CVS names executive to new chief data, tech officer role

Name: Tilak Mandadi New title: EVP and chief data, digital and technology officer, CVS Health Previous title: Chief strategy, innovation and technology officer, MGM Resorts International CVS has named Mandadi to the newly created CDDTO role effective July 25. Mandadi will be responsible for the company’s digital and tech strategy, along with overseeing company growth through digital and consumer-focused experiences and services, […]

Why BA.5 Feels Different

Why BA.5 Feels Different

Well, here we go again. Once more, the ever-changing coronavirus behind COVID-19 is assaulting the United States in a new guise—BA.5, an offshoot of the Omicron variant that devastated the most recent winter. The new variant is spreading quickly, likely because it snakes past some of the immune defenses acquired by vaccinated people, or those infected by earlier variants. Those […]