The infant mortality rate in the U.S. continues to fall, and in 2020 the nation reached a historic low of 5.42 deaths per 1,000 live births, according to a Sept. 29 analysis from U.S. News & World Report.
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At $200, Illumina unveils world’s cheapest genome sequencing
Genetic sequencing company Illumina has unveiled a new machine it says can sequence the human genome for just $200, Wired reported Sept. 29.
Medical org presidents to Congress: Pass healthcare worker violence protection bill
Association of American Medical Colleges President and CEO David Skorton, MD, and National Academy of Medicine President Victor Dzau, MD, are urging more action to address violence against healthcare workers.
10 highest-paying cities for mid-career, late-career gastroenterologists
Dallas is the highest-paying U.S. city for mid-career (eight to 14 years) gastroenterologists, while Atlanta is the highest-paying city for late-career (22 to 28 years) gastroenterologists, based on data compiled from Medscape’s 2022 salary reporter.&n…
FDA approves ALS drug based on 1 phase 2 trial
Months after an FDA panel voted against Amylyx Pharmaceuticals’ amyotrophic lateral sclerosis drug, a second panel reversed the decision in a surprise vote before the agency approved the controversial ALS treatment Sept. 29.
5 Optum, SCA Health leaders to know
Here are five leaders to know from Optum and its subsidiary and ASC chain SCA Health, pulled from the companies’ websites:
The cloud is expensive, and CIOs are waiting for the return on investment
Many businesses and organizations have shifted to the cloud to save money, but CIOs say their costs are rising as they shift to the new technology, The Wall Street Journal reported Sept. 29.
45% of workers earning over 6 figures report living paycheck to paycheck
Forty-five percent of workers earning over six figures a year report that they are living from paycheck to paycheck, up from 38 percent last year, according to a Sept. 30 report from CNBC.
Congressional Budget Office pitches healthcare price growth cap
Capping the level and growth rate of healthcare prices could result in “moderate to large” reductions in the prices health insurers pay to providers, the Congressional Budget Office said in a Sept. 29 report.
2,857 Geisinger patients affected by 3rd-party data breach
Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger is notifying patients about a ransomware attack at a mail service vendor that has compromised the protected health information of 2,857 patients, CNHI News reported Sept. 28.
