Walgreens reported a $3.7 billion loss to cover its share of a massive global settlement of claims its pharmacies contributed to the opioid epidemic.
Category: healthcare
Aspirations 2023: What I Hope To See Happen In Healthcare And Public Health (But Probably Won’t)
For decades, we’ve been talking about important reforms to the U.S. healthcare system as a whole – including aligning price and value of all healthcare services (not just prescription drugs) and reducing patient out-of-pocket costs – with very few conc…
InnovationRx: Science Slowdown, A New Covid Variant Surges And Helping Chemo Patients Keep Their Hair
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New FDA Rules Make It Easier To Get Medication Abortion
As states move to limit abortion access, this week the FDA announced new rules that ease restrictions on access to medication abortion.
Abortion Pills: What To Know About Mifepristone As Biden Administration Defends It From Legal Attack
A Trump-appointed judge could soon issue a ruling that would bar abortion pills from being distributed even in states where abortion remains legal.
Omicron Subvariant XBB.1.5: The Dominant Covid Strain In The U.S. Surges In Major Metro Areas With Slightly Different Symptoms
Although it is the dominant strain in the country, XBB.1.5 has hit the Northeast the hardest, with around 75% of cases in the region caused by XBB.1.5.
10 Reasons Why Collaboration With China Will Help Billions Of People Worldwide Live Longer And Healthier
It takes over a decade and over $2 Billion to discover and develop a new drug and the process fails over 90% of the time. Biotechnology is one of the areas where China and US must collaborate and not compete for the benefit of the patients around the w…
Viral Sleight Of Hand: SARS-CoV-2 Mimics Host Protein, Regulates Gene Expression
SARS-CoV-2 is a master of deception, capable of evading and suppressing our immune system in multiple ways. New research describes a previously unknown strategy: mimicry of histone proteins, which help regulate gene expression.
Where Are All The Scientific Breakthroughs? Forget AI, Nuclear Fusion And mRNA Vaccines, Advances In Science And Tech Have Slowed, Major Study Says
Despite explosive growth in recent decades, scientific developments have become more incremental and less disruptive, with technological progress stalling, researchers found.
Female Founders Are Energizing Investment In Women’s Healthcare: Expect More In 2023
Women recognize that, when it comes to healthcare, they are different from men. They are developing products and services to address these differences, and investors are taking note.
