Health insurance giant Cigna is investing $2.5 billion into VillageMD’s Summit Health acquisition to grow its Evernorth portfolio of health services.
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Paxlovid Associated With 26% Lower Long Covid Risk, Here Are The Study’s Limitations Though
The study also found that those taking Paxlovid were 30% less likely to have been hospitalized and 48% less likely to have died from Covid-19. This study did have a number of limitations though.
Even If GOP Wins Majorities In House And Senate, Inflation Reduction Act’s Drug Pricing Provisions Won’t Be Repealed Any Time Soon (Or Ever)
Even if Republicans gain majorities in the House and Senate in today’s midterms, the Inflation Reduction Act will not be repealed any time soon. In fact, it’s unlikely the Act will ever be fully reversed.
90% Of Nurses In New Survey Say Patients Suffer Due To Staffing Shortages
In a new survey of 1,000 nurses across the United States, a majority point to nursing shortages as a top frustration and reason they would leave the profession.
Low-Protein Diet From Processed Foods Drives Overeating And Is Fueling Obesity Crisis, Study Finds
Highly processed foods that are low in protein drive people to eat more unhealthy, energy-dense food to satisfy their body’s hunger for protein, researchers found, fueling high obesity rates in the Western world.
After Overhype And Retrenchment, Magic Leap Finds A Niche In Less Cool But Useful Augmented Reality
After its bubble burst, Magic Leap, under former Microsoft exec Peggy Johnson, targets industry for its augmented-reality headsets.
Pembrolizumab: English Drugs Body Recommends Life-Saving Cancer Medicine
Manufactured by MSD, the drug can help shrink “triple negative” tumours.
The Debate Over Daylight Saving Time Is Not That Simple
The issue of doing away with the biannual changing of the clocks— one hour back in the Fall and one hour forward in the Spring, has been one of much debate.
Virtual Care Is Transforming The Future Of Healthcare
The State of Virtual Care report from Omada Health and Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) examines trends in the relationship between technology and healthcare, and increased shift to virtual care to deliver better patient outcomes.
Walgreens-Backed VillageMD And Cigna’s Evernorth To Buy Clinic Operator Summit Health For Nearly $9 Billion
Walgreens backed doctor-staffed clinic operator VillageMD is buying Summit Health in a deal valued at $8.9 billion to expand doctor-staffed clinics across the country.
