Category: healthcare

A Dire Forecast Lies Ahead For U.S. Healthcare Delivery In Distress, And Change Isn’t Waiting For A Sinking Ship To Right Itself

As patient frustrations mount, they, along with disruptors and even the government, are not waiting around for a sinking ship to right itself. Change in healthcare delivery will continue to accelerate, and that’s a good thing. But we can only plug the …

Pfizer Offers Up Entire Drug And Vaccine Portfolio To World’s Poorest Countries At Non-Profit Prices

The announcement will cover some 1.2 billion people living in 45 low-income countries.

Close The Border To Canadian Health Care

Canada’s healthcare system was once the country’s pride and joy. But as the program enters its seventh decade, public opinion is starting to turn.

New Guidelines On Childhood Obesity Are Met With Some Resistance

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recently released updated clinical guidelines on the management of obesity in children.

Gates Foundation CEO Defends Philanthropy’s Influence On Global Health

In his annual letter, Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman also said he agreed with critics that it was “not right” for a private foundation to be one of the largest funders of global health efforts.

After Battling Cancer, Publicis CEO Wants To Remove The Stigma

After Battling Cancer, The Publicis Chief Is Launching programs to spur support and conversation.

China’s Population Falls For First Time In 60 Years—Here’s Why

Government efforts to boost falling births have failed to create a baby boom and the population decline marks the first drop since the huge famine triggered by Mao’s Great Leap Forward.

U.K. Nurse Strikes: Unions Announce Bigger Action Ahead

Nurses are set to walk out in England and Wales next month should ministers fail to agree a pay deal with unions.

MIT & Mass General Hospital Have Developed An AI System That Can Detect Lung Cancer

Advanced diagnostic tools are essential to enable early detection and early intervention.

Pregnant Women With Covid-19 Are Eight Times More Likely To Die Than Uninfected Counterparts

A new BMJ Global Health study warns that getting infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus at any night during pregnancy increases the mother’s risk of death by nearly eight times compared to those who remain uninfected.