Hospitalizations due to Covid-19 are soaring across the country at the same time that a growing number hospitals are struggling with depleted numbers of doctors, nurses and other workers.
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Michael J. Fox’s Foundation Debuts Among Nation’s Top 100 Charities
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research joins the elite list for first time thanks to donations by Google co-founder Sergey Brin.
FDA Greenlights Booster Shots Of Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid Vaccine For 16 And 17-Year-Olds
Pfizer and BioNTech will also apply to the FDA to expand the approval of their companies’ vaccine to include the third dose.
This Biotech Company Raised $40 Million To Develop Treatments For ‘Undruggable’ Diseases
Totus Medicines’ has come out of stealth with a technology that could enable it to treat cancers with known targets but no specific drugs—and it’s going into clinical trials next year.
Massachusetts Legislature Proposes Banning Use Of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis To Inform Healthcare Coverage Decisions
The US healthcare system rations based on a person’s ability to pay, quality of health insurance, and health status. Allowing for clinical- and cost-effectiveness considerations to inform allocation decisions is less arbitrary. Yet, Massachusetts lawma…
30 Under 30 In Healthcare 2022: Boosting Equity Through Activism, Big Data And Automation
These entrepreneurs, researchers and future physicians are shaking up the status quo offering innovative solutions to issues of health equity and access.
How Build Back Better Is A Start To Support U.S. Caregivers
The company ianacare is a front door to all the support caregivers and care recipients will need in the home environment. Their focus on technology and human-powered strives to deliver personalized and practical solutions that caregivers need and deserve.
Kamala Harris Announces $1.5 Billion Healthcare Investment For Underserved Communities As Part Of Larger Equity Push
The Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing inequalities in America’s health systems and beyond.
In The University Of Florida’s First Amendment Controversy, Voters’ Health Hangs In The Balance
Senate Bill 90 adds new requirements for voting by mail, bans volunteers from handing out water to voters waiting in long lines, and sets up other barriers to voting in the Sunshine State. Voting restrictions, like those outlined in Senate Bill 90, can…
Digital Health’s Newest Unicorn Provides Lonely People With A ‘Family On Demand’
Papa founder and CEO Andrew Parker has raised $150 million at a $1.4 billion valuation to help seniors and low-income families get access to companionship and help around the house.
