The National Institutes of Health announced plans to test at least four different treatments for long COVID, including Pfizer’s Paxlovid, as potential therapies for the lasting condition, according to a July 31 news release.
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⅓ of Americans see AI and robotics providing future care
Although the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare is still young, Americans are expecting it to take care of them as they get older.
ASCs central to Intermountain strategy to ease care access, CEO says
Hospital and health system leaders have various issues demanding their attention. Among the list is crafting strategies to provide the most effective care access for people.
Mayo Clinic Platform graduates new cohort of startups
Twelve national and international health tech startups graduated as the third cohort of the Mayo Clinic Platform_Accelerate.
HAIs are on the rise. Here's how hospitals can brace
There’s a plethora of factors propelling the upward trend of hospital-acquired infections and outbreaks, meaning hospitals’ prevention efforts need to be complex, too, experts told Becker’s.
Death toll rises to 9 Americans in meningitis outbreak linked to Mexico clinics
The death toll has risen to nine Americans in an ongoing fungal meningitis outbreak linked to clinics in Mexico that more than 208 U.S. citizens traveled to for cosmetic procedures.
AdventHealth cuts ribbon on $100M hospital
Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth cut the ribbon on a $100 million hospital in Palm Coast, Fla., AL.com reported July 31.
Lifepoint proposes $600M offering
Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health is proposing an offer of $600 million in senior secured notes due 2030.
Pennsylvania hospital faces lawsuit for Meta Pixel tool
Heritage Valley Health System, based in Beaver, Pa., is facing a lawsuit for allegedly using pixel tracking technology on its website that allowed third parties to gain access to some patients’ protected health information.
How Kaiser Permanente is using AI to meet patients' needs faster
Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is using an AI-based chatbot program that helps its patients’ navigate their care options. The aim is not to remove humans from care, but to adhere to patients’ needs in a way that is easier for them, Seattle Mag…
