KFF Health News’ “Navigating Aging” columnist, Judith Graham, spent six months this year talking to older adults who live alone by choice or by circumstance — most commonly, a spouse’s death. They shared their hopes and fears, challenges, and strategies for aging solo. Graham moderated a live event on Dec. 11, hosted by KFF Health…
AbbVie is now part of a growing group of companies that have turned to China to get a bispecific antibody designed to target PD-1 and VEGF to fight cancer. AbbVie may have more to say about the deal in its presentation this week during the annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco. The post…
LOUISVILLE, Colorado. — Perry Fletcher, gerente de ventas de E-bike de Colorado, contó que este otoño, con la vuelta a clases, su negocio registró un aumento en las ventas a jóvenes y familias, gracias al creciente auge de las bicicletas eléctricas. Pero al entusiasmo de los niños por sus nuevos vehículos lo empaña una pregunta…
Nearly 90% of babies who had to be hospitalized with covid-19 had mothers who didn’t get the vaccine while they were pregnant, according to new data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The findings appear in the agency’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Babies too young to be vaccinated had the highest…
Innovation consortium has grown to 14 health systems with the addition of Yale New Haven Health System, Keck Medicine of USC, and Hartford HealthCare
NASA Recognizes Crothall’s Joe Irons for Prestigious Safety Award Crothall Unit Director Joseph Irons is widely known at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) facility in West Virginia as a person who finds a solution to nearly any problem. To recognize his outstanding work, Irons recently received NASA’s prestigious “Yes, If,” award, a coin…
Some large health systems are experimenting with selling their internal capabilities — such as IT support, revenue cycle management and call center operations — to smaller hospitals as a new revenue stream. While the approach is still rare, it has the potential to help health systems monetize their expertise and infrastructure, one healthcare consultant said….
Since 2017, CDC has been committed to protecting patients and addressing sepsis, a life-threatening medical emergency that affects at least 1.7 million adults each year. This Sepsis Awareness Month, CDC ushers in a new chapter in advancing sepsis programs and patient care: New Innovative Tools and Scientific Work CDC has led the way providing new,…
In a system already under incredible pressures, with more seemingly arriving every day, ROI becomes about not spending less but spending smarter. The post Does ROI Even Matter in Healthcare Anymore? appeared first on MedCity News.
In 2013, before the Affordable Care Act helped millions get health insurance, California’s Placer County provided limited health care to some 3,400 uninsured residents who couldn’t afford to see a doctor. For several years, that number has been zero in the predominantly white, largely rural county stretching from Sacramento’s eastern suburbs to the shores of…