Category: pharma

Older Adults Alcohol Consumption Is On The Rise, So Too Are Accidents

Alcohol use among those over 65 is increasing. And statistics show that they are more likely than any other age group to be in fatal crashes while under the influence.

ACOs Vs. MA Shows ‘Grab Them By The Wallet’ Central To Health Reform

It’s hard to read the latest report on Medicare ACOs without feeling a tinge of sadness about what could ave been.

Sorry For The Delayed Reply. Sometimes Email Really Is Overwhelming.

If email paralyzes you or produces procrastination it’s because of the psychological, emotional and even sometimes physical responses your body has to the task at hand.

Centene To Sell U.K. Hospital For $1.2 Billion As Makeover Continues

Centene will sell a British hospital operator for $1.2 billion as the health insurer continues to focus on its core U.S. health insurance businesses.

After Doubling Its Obamacare Enrollment, Cigna To Trim Two States From 16-State Footprint

Cigna will expand Obamacare in North Carolina for 2024, but will leave Missouri and Kansas, slightly reducing its Obamacare footprint to 350 counties.

American Healthcare: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, The Future

A lot has happened in American healthcare over the past five years. Here’s a look back at the good, bad and ugly, along with a glance ahead at the next five years.

Food Insecurity In U.S. Military And Veterans Doubles National Average

Active duty personnel and veterans in the U.S. report staggering rates of food insecurity, posing not only a public health crisis, but a national security concern.

‘Silent Walking’ Is A New TikTok Trend, Here’s How It Can Help You

This TikTok “movement” is a new take on something that humans have been doing for centuries but have been doing less and less of in recent years.

Bronny James Has Congenital Heart Defect, Probable Cause Of His Cardiac Arrest

Doctors taking care of James indicated that they are “very confident in Bronny’s full recovery and return to basketball in the very near future.”

Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Small Turtles Spans 11 States

The outbreak has already left 26 people sick and nine hospitalized and has been connected to turtles with shells less than four inches long.