By KIM BELLARD As you may have heard, the federal government is currently shut down, although for many federal workers – those deemed “essential” – that just means they keep on working but don’t get paid (and, in fact, some might never get paid). The cause is the now-standard failure of Congress to pass a…
Researchers racing to develop bird flu vaccines for humans have turned to a cutting-edge technology that enabled the rapid development of lifesaving covid shots. There’s a catch: The mRNA technology faces growing doubts among Republicans, including people around President Donald Trump. Legislation aimed to ban or limit mRNA vaccines was introduced this year by GOP…
When Jessica Staten’s kidney stones wouldn’t pass, she said, her doctor suggested a procedure to “blow ’em up.” She went to have it done last November at St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, Washington, one of nine hospitals that the Catholic health system PeaceHealth operates in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. “I was probably there…
For a while, walking the dog felt hazardous. Earl Vickers was accustomed to taking Molly, his shepherd-boxer-something-else mix, for strolls on the beach or around his neighborhood in Seaside, California. A few years ago, though, he started to experience problems staying upright. “If another dog came toward us, every single time I’d end up on…
Sumana Reddy, a primary care physician, struggles on thin financial margins to run Acacia Family Medical Group, the small independent practice she founded 27 years ago in Salinas, a predominantly Latino city in an agricultural valley often called “the salad bowl of the world.” Reddy can’t match the salaries offered by larger health systems —…
There has been increased awareness of healthcare cybersecurity after last year’s massive Change Healthcare breach — but the sector remains dangerously vulnerable to cyberattacks. Experts warn that outdated systems, security staffing shortages and rushed tech adoption are leaving providers too exposed. The post The Next Cyber Crisis Is Inevitable — and Healthcare Isn’t Ready appeared…
Datroway landed its third FDA approval in the past 18 months, this time as a treatment for triple negative breast cancer. The antibody drug conjugate was developed under a broad collaboration between Daiichi Sankyo and AstraZeneca. The post AstraZeneca, Daiichi Drug Approved as New First-Line Therapy for Tough Type of Breast Cancer appeared first on…
By KIM BELLARD I have to admit, I’ve steered away from writing about AI lately. There’s just so much going on, so fast, that I can’t keep up. Don’t ask me how GPT-5 differs from GPT-4, or what Gemini does versus Genie 3. I know Microsoft really, really wants me to use Copilot, but so…
Among NHPI people, there is significant variation in key factors that influence health, including health coverage, income, and homeownership, with Marshallese people faring the worst across all examined measures. Data gaps prevent the ability to fully identify and understand health disparities for NHPI people. Among available data, NHPI people fare worse than White people for…
Casi un año después que la administración Biden diera luz verde a Florida para convertirse en el primer estado en importar medicamentos recetados más baratos de Canadá —un objetivo de muchos políticos de todas las tendencias, incluido el presidente electo Donald Trump— el programa aún no ha comenzado. El gobernador de Florida, Ron DeSantis, celebró…