Pfizer and Moderna’s applications for a second Covid booster shot for older people was supported by real-world studies in Israel, which found that a second booster dramatically increased resistance to the delta and omicron strains.
Category: healthcare
Black People With Cancer Have Poorer Covid-19 Outcomes
Black patients were more likely to be prescribed treatments for Covid-19 which were ultimately found to not work.
In Home Health Play, UnitedHealth’s Optum To Buy LHC Group For $5.4 Billion
UnitedHealth Group’s Optum health services business will pay $5.4 billion for LHC Group, a national provider of home healthcare services.
Changing The Landscape Of Women’s Health: Founders And CEOs Sound Off
“Women are the most influential healthcare consumer in our country, control most of the decisions, and actually make up a slight majority of the population, so it only makes sense that investors and providers take notice. The greater question is, what …
The Heavy Costs Of Sleep Deprivation: Dementia, Obesity, and Death
The costs of chronic sleep deprivation are numerous.
Medical Debt Is Unevenly Distributed, New Analysis Shows—But Conquering It Is Possible
Medical debt is a persistent issue in American life. A new analysis shows just who is hardest hit.
Blood Collection Tube Shortages Continue – “Routine” Labs Should Be Limited
Vacutainer blood drawing tubes are on of the latest in shortages of medical supplies. Doctors are urged to limit testing.
Imaging the Brain: What Brain Scans Reveal About the Consequences of Covid-19
A recent report from the Journal of Nuclear Medicine reviews the likely mechanisms underlying structural damage to the brain caused by Covid-19. Researchers are confident that for a majority of people these deficits will not be permanent or unresponsiv…
US Pharmaceutical Supply At Increased Risk Along With Oil, Gas, And Food
While oil and gas are making the headlines, shortages of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), the chemical inputs that make medicines and antibiotics work, may be a bigger threat if we do not actively work diligently towards preventing it.
Under Government Health Care, The Doctor Won’t See You Now
U.K. officials are admitting that their government-run system is incapable of providing patients with timely, quality care. If only U.S. progressives pining for government-run health care would come to the same conclusion.
