Category: pharma

How The Pandemic’s Doctor Burnout Plays Into CVS, Walgreens Provider Buyout Strategies

The pandemic and physician burnout may help CVS Health and Walgreens Boots Alliance attract more doctors and other medical care providers to their expanding primary care operations.

Year 3 Of Covid-19 Will Bring Familiar Fears, New Anxieties

As Americans embark on year three of Covid-19, mounting evidence suggests that most of us are struggling with the pandemic more than we might think.

U.K. Raises Covid-19 Alert Level As Omicron Coronavirus Variant Spreads

The Omicron variant could soon become the “alpha dog” in the U.K. Here is what going from Level Three to Level Four means.

Vaping Associated With Over 2x The Erectile Dysfunction Risk, Study Says

Here are some “impotent” things to know about the nicotine and perhaps other chemicals in e-cigarettes.

Centene May Sell Its International Business As Health Insurer Expands In The U.S.

Health insurer Centene said it was examining its “non-core assets” as part of an effort to streamline its operations and expand into new U.S. markets.

CVS Health To Escalate Physician Acquisitions In Primary Care Strategy

CVS Health said it will be acquiring more physician practices and clinics as it expands its diversified strategy to grow its primary care business.

City Of Hope To Buy Cancer Treatment Centers Of America For $390 Million In National Expansion Move

In a move to expand nationally, City of Hope is purchasing Cancer Treatment Centers of America for $390 million.

Which Covid-19 Booster Should You Get? Should You Mix And Match Coronavirus Vaccines?

Here’s what a study, described in a pre-print, showed about mixing the Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and J&J boosters with different primary vaccinations.

My Doctor Told Me The Cost Of The Appointment… Give Or Take $200!

To rein in healthcare spending, we need to discuss healthcare costs early enough in the course of care for patients to decide how, or whether, to spend their precious dollars.

Obamacare Premiums Are Falling

Premiums for individual coverage under the Affordable Care Act dropped 3% on average across the U.S. yet again for the most popular plans offered for the 2022 coverage year.