Category: healthcare

Biden Tests Positive For Covid

The 79-year-old is experiencing mild symptoms, according to the White House.

Biden Tests Positive For Covid

The 79-year-old is experiencing mild symptoms, according to the White House.

Harvard’s Mass General Hospital Is Rolling Out A Massive Hospital-At-Home Program

Hospital-at-home programs may soon become the norm.

Shares Of One Medical Surge 68% After Amazon Agrees To Buy Health Care Company For $3.9 Billion

The acquisition comes after shares of 1Life Healthcare, the parent of One Medical, have tumbled over the past year.

InnovationRx: General Catalyst’s New Healthcare Fund; Plus: Covid Boosts Diabetes Risk

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A One-Dose Monkeypox Vaccine Strategy Could Help Extend Scarce Supplies As U.S. Outbreak Grows

Experts suggest a strategy focusing on delivering first doses of monkeypox vaccine will help stretch limited supplies amid a worsening outbreak, but officials at the CDC and FDA insist on a two-shot regimen.

New SARS-CoV-2 Variant BA.2.75 Evades All Approved Monoclonal Antibody Therapies

The latest in the Omicron family of variants, BA.2.75, is more resistant to monoclonal antibodies than its predecessors, posing problems for treating Covid-19.

Mild Covid Inflicts Paradoxical Brain Damage: Detected By Imaging But Not By Neuropsychological Assessment

This study identifies SARS-CoV-2 damage to the white matter of the brain; paradoxically, the structural changes were not associated with worse neuropsychiatric scores.

Elevance Health Profits Eclipse $1.6 Billion On Medical And Drug Plan Growth

Elevance Health reported nearly $1.7 billion in second quarter profits as the health insurer formerly known as Anthem grew its diverse portfolio of medical and drug benefits.

Defying Pullback In Investments, General Catalyst Launches $670 Million Healthcare Fund

There’s a bright side to the market doldrums, says managing partner Hemant Taneja: stronger companies will rise to the top as frothiness subsides.