Beyond the branded products currently sold by Mallinckrodt and Endo, the companies say the combined business will also have a strong foundation in rare and orphan diseases. Generic medicines will be spun out as a separate company. The post Pharma Firms Mallinckrodt and Endo Agree to Merge in $6.7B Cash and Stock Deal appeared first…
Rebecca Smith-Bindman, a professor at the University of California-San Francisco medical school, has spent well over a decade researching the disquieting risk that one of modern medicine’s most valuable tools, computerized tomography scans, can sometimes cause cancer. Smith-Bindman and like-minded colleagues have long pushed for federal policies aimed at improving safety for patients undergoing CT…
Jason Farned y su equipo en el Distrito de Control de Mosquitos y Vectores del Valle de San Gabriel habían pasado años preparándose para la posible llegada del dengue, un virus peligroso que normalmente se encuentra en climas tropicales fuera de Estados Unidos continental. Habían observado con nerviosismo cómo las especies de mosquitos Aedes invasores,…
The future of telehealth is trust, combined with patient education. As the market matures, all parties — providers, regulators, and platforms — must collaborate to sustain that trust. The post Telehealth Fraud & Compliance: Preventing ‘Pill Mills’ While Ensuring Access to Care appeared first on MedCity News.
Aon Plc estimates U.S. employer healthcare costs to rise 9 percent in the coming year
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This summer, at dinner with her best friend, Jacki Barden raised an uncomfortable topic: the possibility that she might die alone. “I have no children, no husband, no siblings,” Barden remembered saying. “Who’s going to hold my hand while I die?” Barden, 75, never had children. She’s lived on her own in western Massachusetts since…
Affordable health care makes the heart grow fonder … or however the saying goes. Make us swoon by sending us your sweetest “health policy valentines.” Submissions will be judged by an esteemed panel of experts. We’ll share favorites on our social media channels, and tenderhearted members of our staff will pick the winners, announced on…
One of the most important things providers can do on the journey toward consumer-driven care is to check their paternalism at the door, said Nworah Ayogu, head of healthcare impact at Thrive Capital. The post These 3 Mindset Shifts Will Help Providers Deliver Consumer-Driven Care, Investor Says appeared first on MedCity News.
This Health Policy 101 chapter explores LGBTQ+ people’s identities and demographics, their experiences with health and health care, including the significant disparities, and the related health policy landscape.