CVS Health’s plan to buy Oak Street Health for $10.6 billion adds a large network of doctor-staffed clinics primarily used by seniors amid a doctor buyout wave by retailers including Walgreens, Walmart and Amazon.
Category: healthcare
The Problems With Covid-19 Nobody Is Talking About
Topics such as disability, infertility, and inadequate testing for Covid-19 deserve the spotlight in popular and mass media. Without awareness, the American people can never more forward.
Artificial Intelligence Opens The Door To More Effective Antibodies – Potential Applications For Covid-19
Advances in artificial intelligence antibody modeling may pave the way for more efficient antibody drug discovery in the near future.
Here’s Why Big Pharma Spends More On Ads Pushing Lower Benefit Drugs, Study Suggests
Johns Hopkins researcher Michael DiStefano said the findings suggest pharma firms are pushing low-value drugs at consumers as part of a “strategy” to drive up patient demand for drugs clinicians could be less likely to prescribe.
Clinical Workforce Platform ShiftMed Raises $200 Million Amid Nursing Shortage
Clinical staffing platform ShiftMed announced this week that it has raised $200 million in investment. The company says it will use the funds to expand its footprint.
Novartis CEO Narasimhan Suggests Possible Legislative Action To Reverse Inflation Reduction Act’s Impact On Drug Prices: What Can And Can’t Be Done
Repeal and replace of the Inflation Reduction Act isn’t going to happen. But agencies such as CMS, tasked with carrying out the law, must interpret and administer the legislation. In so doing, the public (which includes drug makers) can provide CMS wit…
Centene Reports Loss But Unveils Obamacare Revenue Boost For 2023
Centene reported a $213 million loss but raised its guidance for 2023 thanks to increasing revenue from Obamacare.
Appeals Court Clears The Way For 38,000 Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder Lawsuits
Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has 99 problems and a Federal Appeals Court is one. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a bankruptcy filing by a Johnson & Johnson spinoff company that clears the way for more lawsuits over its baby p…
The Scandal Of Alzheimer’s
Appallingly, for decades Alzheimer’s researchers have pursued a dead-end hypothesis on tackling this dreaded and fast-expanding disease.
England’s Health Service Enters Biggest-Ever Week Of Strikes
Nurses, ambulance staff and physiotherapists at public hospitals in England are set to walk out this week over long-standing pay disputes.
