Category: pharma

CVS Health Bids $10.6 Billion For Oak Street Health, Countering Walgreens Doctor Clinic Push

CVS Health’s plan to buy Oak Street Health for $10.6 billion adds a large network of doctor-staffed clinics primarily used by seniors amid a doctor buyout wave by retailers including Walgreens, Walmart and Amazon.

Centene Reports Loss But Unveils Obamacare Revenue Boost For 2023

Centene reported a $213 million loss but raised its guidance for 2023 thanks to increasing revenue from Obamacare.

How Covid-19 Vaccines May Affect Your Menstrual Cycle, Periods

With so much bloody misinformation out there, it’s a good time to cycle back and do a “period piece” on what real scientific studies have said to date.

CH.1.1 ‘Orthrus’: How Concerning Is This New Covid-19 Subvariant?

The CH.1.1 Omicron subvariant now comprises about 10% of all the Covid-19 samples around the world.

New Dashboard Shows Key Health Measures In Each Of 435 Congressional Districts

This Congressional District Health Dashboard (CDHD) can help you get better idea of how your Congressperson is actually doing.

Cigna Profits Top $1 Billion With 1M New Health Plan Members Forecast For 2023

Cigna reported nearly $1.2 billion in fourth quarter 2022 net income and forecasts the addition of “at least” 1.2 million new medical customers in 2023.

CDC: Artificial Tears Eye Drops May Be Linked To 50 Infections, One Death

What is Verona Integron‐mediated Metallo‐β‐lactamase (VIM)‐ and Guiana‐Extended Spectrum‐β‐Lactamase (GES)‐ producing carbapenem‐resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (VIM‐GES‐CRPA)?

City Of Hope Expands Brand To Cancer Treatment Centers Of America Hospitals

City of Hope will extend its brand to the Cancer Treatment Centers of America facilities it acquired last year.

MSNBC Host Vossoughian Suffers Myocarditis After Common Cold, Yet Covid-19 Vaccine Claims Spread

NBC’s Yasmin Vossoughian told viewers why she hasn’t been on air for a few weeks and described what had happened.

The Next Covid-19 Crisis, May 11th And Our Missing Healthcare Leadership

The Biden administration just announced on May 11 it will end our Pandemic emergency declaration and this could test both health care and the economy. Crippled by vacancies in key health care leadership, what will the “end” of the Covid-19 health emerg…