Category: News

December 13, 2023

Icosavax’s lead program, IVX-A12, is a Phase III-ready vaccine candidate targeting both respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and human metapneumovirus (hMPV). These viruses are leading causes of severe respiratory infections and hospitalizations in older adults and individuals with chronic conditions. Icosavax’s […]

December 11, 2023

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (@HHSGov) released a concept paper that outlines the Department’s cybersecurity strategy for the health care sector. The concept paper builds on the National Cybersecurity Strategy that President Biden released last year, […]

December 7, 2023

Pediatric pneumonia outbreaks in multiple countries have some doctors and families concerned — but statements from public health agencies suggest there’s no cause for alarm. This is similar to their initial reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic, many are saying. Hospitals […]

December 7, 2023

Despite the higher risk that the coronavirus poses to older adults, a surprisingly low share of nursing home staff and residents are up to date with their COVID-19 vaccinations. Only six states are indicating that over 10% of staff members […]

December 6, 2023

The new survey highlights frustration from providers over the growing corporatization of healthcare. Some are being pushed toward an exit, while others are embracing unionization. “The patient-physician relationship is the foundation of our healthcare system,” said Kelly Kenney, CEO of […]

December 5, 2023

The modern-day hospital is grappling with an alarming trend. According to a new global study, the number of people with diabetes is growing at a troubling rate and is expected to double by 2050. This is generating a national conversation […]

December 4, 2023

“Bang Head Here.” This message was printed above a large black circle, push-pinned to a practice’s front desk the day Zocdoc’s user research team visited to better understand their patient engagement challenges. If this is not a representative sign of […]

December 1, 2023

North Carolina is the 40th state to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, following other recent expansions in Missouri, Oklahoma and South Dakota. Expanding Medicaid provides insurance to people who make too much money to qualify for traditional Medicaid, […]

December 1, 2023

Doctors in western Massachusetts are reporting a “whole lot” of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases this week as health officials in Ohio announced a child pneumonia outbreak in one county in their state. Dr. John Kelley of Redwood Pediatrics in […]

November 30, 2023

UnitedHealth is bracing for a struggle next year with the financial effects of shifting Medicare Advantage payment rates. The health insurance giant released 2024 guidance on Tuesday that included a number of less favorable metrics than analysts expected. During the […]

November 28, 2023

USAP was created in 2012 by private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson and Stowe by acquiring multiple anesthesiology practices and bundling them into a single company. Over the next decade, USAP grew through the same practice, purchasing other groups to […]

November 22, 2023

Healthcare bankruptcies have soared in 2023 as heightened interest rates, federal regulatory changes, labor shortages and fears of an economic recession squeezed a sector once known as inflation resilient. So far this year, over 80 healthcare companies with more than […]

November 21, 2023

Your daily cup of coffee could potentially double as COVID protection, a new study from China Medical University is suggesting. Previous research has shown that a diet rich in polyphenols — a class of compounds found in many plant foods […]

November 21, 2023

The rate of preterm births remains alarmingly high in the U.S., according to the latest March of Dimes Report Card. The figure was around 10.4% as of 2022 — just a 1% decline from 2021, when the preterm rate was […]

November 20, 2023

Being concerned about spreading COVID-19 is reportedly sooo last season. As the U.S. heads into the fourth holiday season since the pandemic’s onset, most Americans aren’t worried about COVID-19 spread or prevention during the holidays this year, a new study […]

November 16, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved LetsGetChecked’s at-home testing system for chlamydia and gonorrhoea. The De Novo authorisation by the agency means the device is the first FDA-approved home sample collection system for the two sexually transmitted […]

November 16, 2023

Fewer U.S. health care workers are keeping up to date on their COVID-19 and flu vaccinations, according to two separate reports this week from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). For the first study, researchers pulled data from […]

November 10, 2023

Children’s rates of vaccination in this country are at a record low, according to a Thursday report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report disclosed the number of American kindergarten students who started the 2022-2023 school […]

November 6, 2023

Overall, the latest report — the first to show hospital performance post-pandemic, according to Leapfrog — found 30% of hospitals attained an A grade, 24% scored a B, 39% earned a C, 7% received a D and fewer than 1% […]

November 6, 2023

Disenrollment rates have been rising steadily since this summer, as more states start rechecking their Medicaid members’ eligibility for the program. The Biden administration enticed states to put those checks on hold during the COVID-19 public health emergency in exchange […]