Category: pharma

What Is ‘Phubbing’? Study Shows How Can It Hurt Your Relationships

Searching for #phubbing on TikTok and other social media platforms will reveal lots of complaints.

What’s Next In Biologics? Biosimilar Expert Predicts Big Fall Changes

With so many biosimilars in the pipeline, the federal government has its hands full. To better understand what Fall has in store, we spoke with Dr. Sarfaraz Niazi.

To Turn Profitable, Oscar Health To Expand Obamacare To Rural Markets

Oscar Health plans to expand its individual coverage offerings into rural markets in 2024 as the health insurer works to become profitable.

Oscar Health Reports A Loss And Fewer Members Despite Operating In A Robust Obamacare Market

Oscar Health Tuesday reported a quarterly loss of $15 million thanks in part to tens of thousands of fewer sales of individual health insurance policies.

Walgreens Shows Highest Covid-19 Test Positivity Levels Since May 2021

This week 44.7% of Covid-19 tests performed at Walgreens locations have come back as positive, which is up 3.4% from 41.3% the week prior.

Novo Nordisk’s Huge Financial Bet On Obesity Drug Wegovy Wins Big

The SELECT trial is a game changer. Yes, Novo Nordisk achieved winning results. But obesity patients with heart disease now have a major new drug to extend their lives – and that’s an even bigger win.

What Is Disease X? U.K. Establishes VDEC, New Vaccine Research Center

On Monday, the term “Disease X” was trending on Twitter. But it didn’t seem to have anything to do with Twitter’s new name.

Obamacare Premiums To Rise 6% In 2024 With Little Cost Impact On Enrollees

Health insurers who sell individual coverage under the Affordable Care Act known as Obamacare are average premium increases of 6% for 2024, a new analysis shows.

Not Just A Penn Problem: If Hospitals Really Want To Disclose Care Quality, Here’s A Roadmap

Hospital performance measures need to get beyond the failed report card format and present information in a way that resonates with the public.

Doctors Vs. ChatGPT: Which Is More Empathetic?

New research indicates machines are rapidly gaining ground on humans in a suprising area: empathy. Here’s what that means for medicine.