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Teladoc Founder’s Startup Brings Patient Monitoring Home

Michael Gorton’s Recuro Health sees a bright future in home testing for blood sugar, heart health and more.

U.S.-China Business Outlook: What’s Next?

Join seasoned executives for the 3rd U.S.-China Business Forum next week; registration for the online event is free

For India’s Pharma Tycoons, Covid-19 Vaccines Are The New Cash Cows

Vaccinating the majority of India’s 1.4 billion population in the next few months is going to require more than 2 billion doses. That mind-boggling number has lured a pack of pharma tycoons to jump into the fray to supply them.

Delta Variant Outbreak Likely More Prevalent Than Data Shows—But U.S. Could ‘Turn The Corner’ In Three Weeks, Says Former FDA Head

The CDC predicts new weekly cases could rise to 800,000 by mid-August, but Dr. Gottlieb believes they’re likely to start falling soon.

Declining Vaccine Efficacy—Particularly Among Older Individuals—Prompting Pfizer’s Emergency Booster Request, Former FDA Chief Says

Dr. Scott Gottlieb says the United States “probably missed the window” to provide the follow-up doses before a summer wave of infections.

Unvaccinated 90-Year-Old Woman Died After Contracting Two Covid-19 Variants Simultaneously

It’s the first documented case of its kind.

Delta Variant Could Push U.S. Covid Immunity To 85%, Says Former FDA Head

Though it “could be a little worse,” the physician predicted Covid will effectively act as a “second circulating flu” this winter.

Biden Covid Official Warns ‘Game-Changing’ Variant Infects Kids ‘Very Readily’ And Could Spur New Lockdowns

“We really are in a category five hurricane status with regard to the rest of the world,” the infectious disease expert said Sunday.

Biden Proposes The Biggest Medicaid Home-Based Long-Term Care Expansion In History, But….

President Biden has proposed a major expansion of Medicaid’s home-based long-term care program. But it still falls short of resolving the nation’s elder care challenge.

Private Homecare Giants Taking Stock Of Going Public

The Covid-19 pandemic has been bad for nursing homes but great for home health. The companies that are taking care of the elderly and sick in the comfort – and now relative safety – of their own homes, are being rewarded generously by public and privat…