Category: pharma

Pfizer Recalling 3 Blood Pressure Medication Types Due To Cancer Concerns, FDA Says

This time the culprit is a nitrosamine, N-nitroso-quinapril, being present in quantities above Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) levels.

Centene Promotes Tech And Healthcare Strategist Sarah London To CEO Job

Centene has promoted Sarah London to the job as Chief Executive Officer, succeeding the retiring Michael Neidorff, the health insurer announced Tuesday afternoon.

Highmark Blue Cross Reaps $440 Million Profit As Insurer Expands Into New Regions

Highmark Health, parent of Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in four states, reported $440 million profits for 2021.

Despite $65 Billion A Year Sleep Aid Market, Americans Remain Sleep Deprived

More than 1/2 of Americans say they have increased problems sleeping since the start of the pandemic. Here are the top 2022 reasons for lack of quality sleep and several easy-to-change habits to improve your sleep starting tonight.

Tennis Participation Bounced Even Higher In 2021, Up 27.9% Since 2019

In 2021, 22.7% more rackets were sold for a 46.2% increase in sales dollars compared to the year before.

Austria To Reinstitute Face Mask Requirements As Covid-19 Coronavirus Surges

Austria will once again be requiring the use of FFP2 respirators in indoor public locations. Here’s what the FFP designation means.

#CovidIsNotOver Trends Over Concerns About Covid-19 Complacency, Over-Relaxation Of Precautions

People have been using the Twitter hashtag to warn about the possibility of another Covid-19 surge and that no major legitimate public health organization has officially declared the pandemic over.

Rand Paul Will Try To Fire Fauci By Introducing New Amendment

With Russia attacking Ukraine right now, whom did Senator Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) call a “dictator in chief” in his March 14 Opinion piece for FOX News?

Glass Tumbler Found In Woman’s Urinary Bladder 4 Years After Use As Sex Toy

Here’s what happened when a woman went to the emergency room with urinary tract infection (UTI) symptoms.

UnitedHealth Group Vows To Fight DOJ Challenge Of Optum’s Change Healthcare Deal

UnitedHealth Group outlined benefits of its Optum unit’s proposed $13 billion acquisition of the software and data analytics firm Change Healthcare in response to the Justice Department’s challenge of the deal.