The Annual Meeting marks the first global in-person leadership event since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, pursuing the Herculean task of restoring global trade, economic activity and long-term sustainability of our planet.
Category: healthcare
Covid Cases Are Rising — But Cities So Far Aren’t Reimposing Mask Mandates
Mayors in New York City and Boston are the latest officials to resist requiring masks, even as they recommend people wear them.
Amid Healthcare’s Great Resignation, Burned Out Workers Are Pursuing Flexibility And Passion
The Great Resignation—the mass exodus of unsatisfied workers—has hit few industries harder than healthcare. But where are burned out healthcare workers going?
Mirvie Raises $60 Million For Blood Test To Predict Pregnancy Complications
Cofounders Maneesh Jain and Stephen Quake are applying liquid biopsy, a non-invasive diagnostic technology better known for cancer screening, to pregnancy.
Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine Fueling ‘Catastrophic’ Malnutrition Among Children, Unicef Warns
The UN agency warned prices for a “life-saving treatment” for severe malnutrition in children are likely to jump 16% in the next six months due to the war in Ukraine, Covid-19 pandemic and climate change.
Hyundai’s Inaugural Move Into Healthcare: Enabling Prescription Drug Delivery
The concept, once perfected, may benefit millions of people nationwide.
Abbott Strikes Deal With FDA To Reopen Baby Formula Plant At Center Of National Shortage
It could take more than 10 weeks for Abbott Laboratories’ baby formula to reappear on store shelves, the company said.
FDA Rejects Bid To Authorize Cheap Antidepressant As Covid Treatment
Fluvoxamine has been used to treat depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder for 15 years, but its usefulness as a Covid-19 treatment has yet to be proven, the Food and Drug Administration said.
Pay A Little, Get A Little: Medicare’s Annual Wellness Visit Misses The Mark
Expanding wellness checks to everyone is a band-aid solution to improving overall health. While a wellness visit may help some on the margins, what many seniors under Medicare Plan B receive will be of little benefit.
For Pride Month, Target is Selling Compression Tops And Packing Underwear
Many customers are excited to see gender-affirming underwear and swimwear in a big-box store. This is the first time that Target has stocked compression tops on the racks.
