Category: healthcare

RSV Vaccine: FDA Advisors Recommend Pfizer Shot To Protect Infants From Infection—Here’s What To Know

The vaccine is given to pregnant people to protect infants from RSV in their first months of life.

Healthcare Incentives Have Gone All Wrong. Can Crypto, DAOs And NFTs Fix Them?

Molecule is not just a “version” of Kickstarter for biology. More definitively, it is a conglomerate of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations

The War Over Whether Medicare Should Pay For The New Anti-Alzheimer’s Drugs

Unless Medicare widely covers anti-Alzheimer’s drugs, they will be unaffordable for the vast majority of consumers.

The Many Functions Of The Hepatitis D Antigen Proteins

Hepatitis D virus is responsible for the most severe form of viral hepatitis. It produces two antigen proteins, both of which are critical to the viral life cycle.

CDC Issues New Mpox Alert After 12 Confirmed Cases In Chicago

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning about possible resurgences of mpox this Spring and Summer.

U.K. Government Billions Behind On Promised Hospital Spending

HSJ’s investigation showed just a fraction of projects had been completed with the promised funds.

Can Artificial Intelligence Solve The Growing Mental Health Crisis?

Mental health issues are increasing worldwide. Artificial intelligence and natural language processing may offer potential solutions.

Poll: U.S. Depression Hits All-Time High With 29% Of Adults Diagnosed

Three in 10 U.S. adults – an all-time high – say they have been “diagnosed with depression” at some point during their lifetimes.

North Carolina GOP Bans Most Abortions After 12 Weeks—Overriding Governor’s Veto

The new law will ban nearly all abortions in North Carolina after 12 weeks, with minor exceptions, after the state’s GOP-controlled legislature voted to override the Democratic Governor’s veto.

UnitedHealthcare Will Soon Implement A Controversial Prior Authorization Policy For Surveillance And Diagnostic Colonoscopies

On June 1st, UnitedHealthcare will implement a controversial prior authorization policy for surveillance and diagnostic colonoscopies.