Category: healthcare

Sitting Around For Too Many Hours Can Boost Your Dementia Risk—Here’s What Researchers Recommend

A new study found that people with too much sedentary time have an increased risk of developing dementia.

Why Every Healthcare Organization Should Employ (or Partner With) Health Services Researchers

Health researchers working inside and in tandem with health care organizations have the opportunity to drive, shape, and inform evidence-based, data-driven management …

Walgreens In Deal With Tech Firm Pearl Health To Enhance Work With Primary Care Doctors

Walgreens has partnered with the technology company Pearl Health to assist primary care doctors with software and services they need in the shift to value-based care.

Preventable Cancers Could Cost The U.K. $1.5 Trillion Over 25 Years

Some 40 percent of cancer diagnoses are thought to be linked to risk factors like obesity, UV exposure, alcohol and smoking.

FDA Approves New Covid Vaccines To Target Latest Strains

The Food and Drug Administration gave its approval for emergency use Monday to new updated Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna that are specially designed to protect against the latest dominant strain of the coronavirus.

Will Mask Mandates Return? Fauci Doesn’t Expect More Federal Mandates As Covid Deaths Rise

Former White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday he’d be extremely surprised to see a return to federal mask mandates or an “overwhelming rush” of coronavirus cases, as deaths and hospitalizations rise nationwide.

The Inflation Reduction Act Will Lead To Fewer New Medicines

But, make no mistake – the IRA will have a major impact on biopharma R&D and, as a result, fewer important medicines will be available.

Andreessen Horowitz-Backed Startup Health IQ Files For Bankruptcy

The company, which plans to liquidate, has $1.3 million in assets and nearly $257 million in liabilities owed to lenders, investors, vendors and employees, according to court filings.

The Good Virus: The Untold Story Of Phages By Tom Ireland — Review

A fascinating book about the viruses that prey on bacteria, packed inspirational stories of eccentric scientists, medical miracles and how science and history affect each other

Will Mask Mandates Return? Fauci Doesn’t Expect More Federal Mandates As Covid Deaths Rise

The former chief medical advisor to the White House said he’d be “extremely surprised” to see another federal mask mandate.