In a late-stage trial, Novavax’s prototype COVID-19 vaccine increased neutralizing antibody titers up to 34 times higher than primary vaccination among adults, with a “significant boost” against omicron variants and subvariants BA.1, BA.2 and BA.5.
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Maryland endoscopy provider opens 323,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Mexico
Columbia, Md.-based single-use endoscopy developer Ambu has opened a 323,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, to ramp up supply production.
2 recent hospital, health system bankruptcy filings
In the last two weeks, a seven-hospital health system with facilities in California, Texas and Illinois, and a 90-bed acute care hospital in Pennsylvania have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy:
Integrating cloud technology into healthcare workloads: How to surpass barriers and minimize risks
Conversations regarding modernizing health IT inevitably lead to what role the various flavors of cloud will play, and how best to utilize these technologies within Healthcare institutions.
Medical City Lewisville appoints CEO
John Walker was selected as the next CEO of Medical City Lewisville (Texas).
Christopher Ellison to be next American College of Surgeons president
Christopher Ellison, MD, was selected to be the 103rd president of the American College of Surgeons. His role will go into effect Oct. 16 during a convocation ceremony held before the ACS Clinical Congress 2022 in San Diego, one of the largest educatio…
Patients stuck with high bills from private-equity-backed obstetric emergency rooms
Patients are getting surprise charges from obstetric emergency rooms, often unaware that they were receiving emergency care, Kaiser Health News reported Oct. 13.
5 updates on prior authorization
From Texas’ “gold card” rules taking effect to a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts pilot program trimming approval wait times by more than a weekend, here are five stories about prior authorization that Becker’s has reported since Sept. 14. …
10 job interview deal breakers
Some of the biggest deal breakers when interviewing for a new job include a lack of eye contact and arriving late to the interview, according to a report from CNBC based on survey data from payroll provider Paychex.
World Sight Day 2022: 10 things to know
The World Health Organization and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness have designated the second Thursday of October as World Sight Day, bringing attention to eye health and blindness worldwide.
