Thursday, June 8, 2023
Breathe at Your Own Risk: The Top 5 Threats of Worsening Air Quality
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Air pollution is a serious global issue that affects the health and well-being of millions of people worldwide. Inhaling pollutants can contribute to a wide range of health problems, and in some cases, can lead to premature death.
Worsening air quality is a growing concern that affects all of us. In this article, we will explore the top 5 threats of worsening air quality and discuss what steps can be taken to reduce air pollution...
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
1 in 5 U.S. adults say they’ve had a family member killed by a gun, new study finds
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Nearly one in five American adults say they have had a family member who was killed by a gun, including suicides, according to a new study from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Roughly the same number (21%) said they have been personally threatened with a gun, the study found.
People of color were more likely to report witnessing gun violence or having family members who were killed by guns. More than one-third of Black adults...
Monday, April 10, 2023
Preventive care court ruling unlikely to spark big changes
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Health insurance companies are now free to require cost-sharing for preventive services, but don’t expect that to happen any time soon.
Since a federal judge struck down an Affordable Care Act requirement that patients have access to certain services at no cost, the health insurance sector made clear that nothing would change in the short term, even though the ruling took effect immediately. Industry organizations such as...
Sunday, April 9, 2023
FDA-Approved Drugs Not Recommended for Use or Reimbursement in Other Countries – Healthcare Economist
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Pham et al. (2023) uses data on regulatory decisions and health technology assessments (HTAs) in Australia, Canada, and the UK and compares them to the drugs that are FDA-approved in the US. They find that:
The FDA approved 206 new drugs in 2017 through 2020, of which 162 (78.6%) were granted marketing authorization by at least 1 other regulatory...
Friday, April 7, 2023
Pear Therapeutics files Chapter 11, lays off 170 employees
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Pear Therapeutics filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Friday and said it has eliminated most of its workforce.
The filing, in bankruptcy court in Delaware, comes just three weeks after the digital therapeutics company, said it was exploring strategic alternatives and might need to restructure or fold if it did not find a financial lifeline.
In the bankruptcy petition, the company listed $65.6 million in assets...
Digital health startups Done, Bicycle pivot following DEA proposal
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The trying circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic underscored the demand for mental healthcare, and a relaxed regulatory environment inspired entrepreneurs and investors to dive into virtual behavioral health services. Now, the circumstances have changed, forcing these young companies to make difficult pivots to new models.
The federal public health emergency declaration is set to expire May 11, and along with it many of the...
High inflation and housing costs force many Americans to delay needed care
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At a health-screening event in Sarasota, Florida, people gathered in a parking lot and waited their turn for blood pressure or diabetes checks. The event was held in Sarasota’s Newtown neighborhood, a historically Black community. Local Tracy Green, 54, joined the line outside a pink-and-white bus that offered free mammograms.
“It’s a blessing because some people, like me, are not fortunate, and so this is what I needed,”...
Thursday, April 6, 2023
Marburg virus outbreak: What to know about this lethal cousin of Ebola
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Oyewale Tomori is a virologist and fellow at the Nigerian Academy of Science.
In April, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned doctors about two growing outbreaks of deadly Marburg virus in Africa. World Health Organization officials confirmed in February an outbreak in Equatorial Guinea of the highly infectious disease,...
Carastar Health Opens Diversion Crisis Center In Alabama
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Carastar Health (Montgomery, Ala.), formerly known as the Montgomery Area Mental Health Authority, opened new diversion crisis center for mental health in Montgomery, according to the website wsfa.com.
The new clinic has 10 observation beds, where patients can spend up to 23 hours, and 16 inpatient beds.
The project aims to improve access to services to help reduce visits to hospital emergency rooms for those in crisis.
Source...
Meridian Plans $100M MOB, Cancer Center In New Mexico
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Healthcare real estate developer and owner Meridian (Walnut Creek, Calif.) is planning a 95,000-square-foot multispecialty medical office building (MOB) and comprehensive cancer care center in Santa Fe, N.M.
Situated on 18 acres, the $100 million, three-story building will offer a range of services including primary care, general surgery, cardiology, pulmonary, medical oncology, infusion, imaging, lab, pharmacy, breast surgery,...
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Memorial Sloan Kettering Files Plans For 31-Story Pavilion In New York
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York filed plans to construct a new 31-story inpatient building on its main campus on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, according to the website newyorkyimby.com.
The 1 million-square-foot MSK Pavilion will house cancer care, surgery, and medical research and will replace an old building housing medical student residences and administrative offices.
Zoning plans call for 28...
New Strategies On Using Artwork To Alleviate Patient Anxiety
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Positive distractions in hospitals, including playrooms, indoor gardens, and art installations, can help improve the patient experience and promote healing by helping to alleviate worrisome thoughts and focus.
But with hospital budgets stretched thin by lower reimbursement rates and rising labor, equipment, and supply costs, these solutions could easily be deemed as “nice to haves” rather than “need to haves.”
Fortunately,...
E4H Environments for Health Architecture Adds New Team Member
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Healthcare and health sciences firm E4H Environments for Health Architecture (E4H; Boston) has added Andrew Pardue as an associate partner at its office in Charleston, S.C.
Pardue has been a healthcare architect and planner for the last 13 years. His work experience includes the planning and design of large-scale healthcare facilities, academic medical centers, replacement hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and medical...
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
CMS proposes nursing homes, psychiatric facilities payment bump
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Skilled nursing facilities would get a 3.7% Medicare reimbursement increase in fiscal 2024 under a proposed rule the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published Tuesday.
CMS also pledged that a long-awaited and controversial regulation establishing minimum staffing ratios at nursing homes will debut this spring. President Joe Biden announced that policy, along with other nursing home industry initiatives, during his...
Johnson & Johnson offers nearly $9 billion to settle talc lawsuits
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Johnson & Johnson said Tuesday that it will offer at least $8.9 billion to resolve thousands of lawsuits filed by people alleging that the company’s products containing talc caused cancer.
In a news release, the health and consumer goods company said that its latest proposal to settle the talcum powder litigation, which is payable over 25 years, is $6.9 billion more than its previous offer in connection with a 2021...
Joint Commission data show hospital falls up in 2022
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Healthcare organizations and patients reported more than 1,400 serious adverse events to the Joint Commission in 2022, an increase from recent years, according to data released Tuesday.
Falls, delayed care and wrong-site surgeries continued to be the biggest contributors to severe patient harm and death, the Joint Commission concluded.
The sentinel events in the Joint Commission’s annual review only represent those voluntarily...
Digital health funding in Q1 buoyed by 6 deals
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The new reality for digital health funding was present in the first quarter of 2023 despite a slight uptick in mega deals.
A report from Rock Health, a research and digital health venture firm, showed funding for the first three months of 2023 totaled $3.4 billion across 132 total deals. Six mega deals with more than $100 million in funding accounted for 40% of this total. The six deals were from Monogram Health ($375M), ShiftKey...
Monday, April 3, 2023
Infinigate Group Appoints Kristiina Leppänen as new Chief Financial Officer
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Rotkreuz, Switzerland: 03/04/23: The Infinigate Group, the value-add distributor of cybersecurity, secure network and secure cloud, is appointing Kristiina Leppänen as the new Chief Financial Officer.
Kristiina brings over 25 years’ experience in international finance and leadership, with deep expertise in M&A, change management and a strong track...
Infinigate Group Appoints Catherine Oudot as new Managing Director in France
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Paris, France: 03/04/23 – Infinigate, the value-add distributor of cybersecurity, secure networks and secure cloud, is appointing Catherine Oudot as Managing Director of Infinigate France.
Catherine brings over twenty years’ experience in the IT channel, having been responsible for channel management and business development, marketing and sales strategy,...
Saturday, April 1, 2023
CDC says multi-state salmonella outbreak that hospitalized 3 is linked to flour
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in an investigation notice published on Thursday that flour is believed to be the source of a multi-state salmonella outbreak that has sickened about a dozen people and hospitalized three.
It’s not clear what brand the outbreak could be related to, the agency said.
“State and local public health officials...
Friday, March 31, 2023
HCA-SEIU contract negotiations with in flux as clinicians picket
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Workers at 30 HCA Healthcare hospitals in multiple states picketed on Friday, advocating for progress in contract negotiations and higher quality patient care.
The day of action, conducted by SEIU Healthcare members, marked the expiration of a union contract covering 3,000 HCA workers in California. Contracts for another 19,000 workers at HCA-owned hospitals in Florida, Nevada, Texas and Kansas are set to expire by September.
At...
Wellstar Health-Augusta Health deal gets OK from USG board
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The University System of Georgia Board of Regents voted Friday to approve Wellstar Health System’s proposed takeover of Augusta University Health System.
Wellstar, a nine-hospital system based in Marietta, Georgia, would become the corporate parent of Augusta Health System, which includes the 600-bed AU Medical Center, the Children’s Hospital of Georgia, the Georgia Cancer Center, the Roosevelt Warm Springs Rehabilitation...
Medicaid raid: Millions of Americans are about to lose coverage. Here’s what to know.
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3 million Pennsylvanians need to renew Medicaid eligibility to continue state-sponsored health insur
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For millions of Americans who get medical care under Medicaid, the end of March marks a grim deadline. Starting April 1, states will start removing people from the...