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Glysophate, The Multiplicity of Truth, And The Fallibility of Science

If science is the road to the truth, what happens when that road diverges?

New Research Uses Search Data To Understand Public Health Needs

Online searches may reveal information about how we think about health and disease. Researchers are finding ways to use this data to improve public health in Africa.

FemBeat: Organic Period Care Startup Cora Launches Bladder Leak Liners For The Modern Woman

Incontinence shouldn’t be an embarrassment. Period care startup Cora is trying to de-stigmatize it with a revolutionary new liner for bladder leaks.

Did You Know The EEOC Enforces Complaints About Employers’ Misuse of Genetic Information?

Examples of complaints filed under GINA include: seeking information in a fitness for duty exam that is not job-related; employers failing to post required information about GINA; and the AARP’s lawsuit related allowing employer’s to use wellness progr…

How Parks Help Mitigate Climate Change And How To Save Them

I always find a welcome relief from the urban jungle by walking, hiking or running around local and national parks, but I never realized they mitigate climate change, reduce healthcare costs, support the economy and more until I spoke with Diane Regas,…

Cannabis Operators To Create National Brands Through M&A

Companies expected to roll up operations across state lines.

Anthem Adds 900K Members As IngenioRx PBM Rollout Proceeds

Anthem added more than 900,000 members in its first quarter thanks to growth in its Medicare and Medicaid health plans.

Study: 8M Middle Income Seniors Will Struggle To Afford Housing

Half of middle-income seniors, or nearly 8 million people, will not be able to afford senior housing and related healthcare in 2029, research in the May journal Health Affairs shows.

Rare Disease R&D Investments Likely To Grow In Biopharma

Given these advantages, it is hard to believe that rare diseases won’t take up a bigger proportion of biopharma R&D dollars in the future.

Centene: RxAdvance PBM Rollout ‘Seamless’ So Far

Centene said it has moved two state Medicaid accounts to the pharmacy benefit manager, RxAdvance, a cloud-based PBM.