Walmart’s growing presence in healthcare is incredibly promising.
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Mental Illness Risk Soars After Covid Infection, Study Finds — Even With Milder Cases
Researchers said the risk of mental health disorders was “consistently higher” among Covid patients than groups of people with seasonal flu or who had been hospitalized for non-Covid causes.
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Headed To Portugal? You Can Use The Uber App To Order Medical Care
Portugal is the first country where travelers will be able to use the UberEats app to order at-home healthcare, provided either via telehealth or on-site at a hotel or rental property.
Unvaccinated More Likely To Get Long Covid—And Suffer Symptoms For Longer—Studies Find
Some unvaccinated people suffering from long Covid found symptoms improved after getting the shot, the U.K. Health Security Agency review found.
Shedding Mask Mandates: A Step Towards Life After Covid-19?
Public health law experts Lawrence Gostin, Alexandra Finch and Sarah Wetter discuss how close we are to the end of the pandemic—and what health policies might be needed as Covid-19 becomes endemic.
U.K. Covid-19: Wales Says It Will Offer Vaccines To Young Children
Wales has become the first U.K. country to announce it will offer Covid-19 vaccines to all children aged between five and 11 years old.
The Road To 340B Was Paved With Good Intentions So Why Are Drug Companies Looking For An Off Ramp?
From a $5 billion program in 2014 to a $30 billion program in 2019, 340B saw a 47% compound annual growth rate in five years, significantly outpacing other government pricing programs. Current estimates place it at about $34 billion today.
Woman Apparently Cured Of HIV Using Umbilical Cord Blood, Scientists Say
A new strategy using stem cells in umbilical cord blood appears to have cured a woman of HIV, possibly paving the way for the treatment of dozens of patients each year.
What Big Tech Should Actually Do In Healthcare
Let’s stop lionizing big tech’s potential role in healthcare until they do something really meaningful: like buy and transform a health system.
