Category: News

May 19, 2022

Most people have at least a vague sense that someone somewhere is doing mischief with the data footprints created by their online activities: Maybe their use of an app is allowing that company to build a profile of their habits, […]

May 17, 2022

UW Health plans to offer proton therapy, a form of radiation treatment that more precisely targets tumors for patients with certain cancers, and will be the first location in the state of Wisconsin to provide the treatment. The University of […]

May 17, 2022

A comparison of four COVID-19 vaccinations shows that messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines — Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna — perform better against the World Health Organization’s variants of concern (VOCs) than viral vector vaccines — AstraZeneca and J&J/Janssen. Although they all effectively […]

May 17, 2022

Following opposition from New Hampshire’s attorney general, Dartmouth Health and GraniteOne Health have officially called off plans to merge, a representative of the former confirmed. The two organizations had signed a letter of intent back in January 2019 to form […]

May 12, 2022

The vast majority of respiratory viruses that spread within our population ebb and flow with the seasons. Influenza spikes in the winter months, as do infections caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), adenoviruses and other coronaviruses. Earlier this year, Rochelle […]

May 11, 2022

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Health Plan has launched a program to distribute medication disposal kits to Medicare Advantage members. More than 11,000 kits will be distributed in May, one per member. Additionally, any Medicare member can request […]

May 11, 2022

The most recent medtech industry earnings season was characterized by improving results. After struggling with the impact of omicron early in the year, many companies had a recovery in demand as the quarter progressed, leading some orthopaedic businesses to post […]

May 5, 2022

Both Moderna and Pfizer maintained their financial forecasts for COVID-19 vaccine sales this year, estimating product revenue that between them totals more than $50 billion. Yet the trajectory of those sales has become harder for analysts to predict amid questions […]

April 29, 2022

Medical technology company Avanos has issued a voluntary field correction for a vital hospital tool that may have led to injury or even death. Avanos initially told Fox News Digital that the company is in an “ongoing dialogue” with the […]

April 27, 2022

Prior to COVID, major technological transformation initiatives were already underway at many clinical trial sites, sponsors, and contract research organizations (CROs.) But the move to decentralized trials accelerated dramatically in 2020 and 2021–and it’s not slowing down. Survey data from […]

April 26, 2022

Three years ago, technology startup Biofourmis had raised $10 million in total funding. This week, the virtual care and digital medicine-focused company announced a massive $300 million cash injection to fuel its growth. The funding round has boosted Biofourmis’ valuation […]

April 26, 2022

UnitedHealth has maintained that joining Optum and Change, two of the biggest providers of health IT services like revenue cycle management in the U.S., will result in a more connected administrative and payment ecosystem across healthcare. But after the deal […]

April 25, 2022

Study after study has shown the importance of the contributions of individuals from different races and ethnicities for the delivery of healthcare and the innovation that changes patients’ lives. As a powerful force in the healthcare industry, the American Medical […]

April 22, 2022

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is pressing for hospitals, health systems and other industry stakeholders to take a voluntary pledge to reduce emissions by half by 2030 and reach zero emissions by 2050. HHS said in an announcement […]

April 21, 2022

The global medical industry noticed a 1.6% drop in IT hiring activity in March 2022 over the previous month, led by Sonova’s 6.35% share, according to GlobalData’s Jobs Analytics database. The medical industry’s overall hiring activity increased 1.08% when compared […]