Healthcare is messed up in the United States. And it may be because we have normalized many abnormal practices.
Category: pharma
Walgreens Profits Tumble To $118 Million On ‘Significantly Lower Demand’ For Covid Vaccine And Tests
Walgreens Boots Alliance profits fell to $118 million – less than half of what they were a year ago – due to “significantly lower demand for COVID-related services.”
Why Peter Hotez Should Not Debate RFK Jr. On The Joe Rogan Experience
Joe Rogan, Elon Musk, and Bill Ackman all have pushed Peter Hotez to debate RFK, Jr. on Rogan’s Spotify podcast. Here are the potential problems with such a debate.
UnitedHealth’s Optum Wins Over Home Health Firm With $3.3 Billion Bid
Home health provider Amedisys on Monday agreed to a sweetened all-cash offer of $101 per share from UnitedHealth Group’s Optum health services business.
U.S. Median Age Rises To New Record High Of 38.9 Years
Here are the states and counties with the oldest and youngest median ages in 2022 based on the U.S. Census.
Biopharma Facing Two Major Crises – A Huge Patent Cliff And Price Controls
Out of necessity, the industry will have to make significant cuts to its R&D operations. Research sites will be cut back or eliminated, therapeutic areas will be dropped and jobs will be lost.
5 Fatal Flaws Of Healthcare Leaders: Inspired By HBO’s ‘Succession’
In any industry, poor leadership can undermine performance and threaten livelihoods. In healthcare, poor leadership puts lives at risk.
Study: Bempedoic Acid, A Statin Alternative, Reduces Heart Attack Risk By 39%
Those taking bempedoic acid were also 39% less likely to die from heart disease, and 36% less likely to die of either heart attacks or strokes than those taking placebo.
FDA: Frozen Fruit Recall Due To Listeria Risk Affects These 6 Major Chains
The recall due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination affects frozen fruit products sold at Target, Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Walmart, Aldi’s and AWG.
7.5 Million Baby Shark Bath Toys Recalled For Impalement Risk To Children
Zuru has already received at least 12 reports of children getting injured after falling or sitting on the full-sized version of the recalled toys.
