California wants to slash insulin prices by becoming a drugmaker. Can it succeed?

June 7, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] “Insulin has long epitomized the market failures that plague the pharmaceutical industry, which have resulted in keeping insulin prices high,” Vishaal Pegany, assistant secretary of the Health and Human

Teladoc hit with investor lawsuit after share price sinks

June 6, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] Teladoc Health has been hit with a lawsuit accusing the company of violating federal securities laws and downplaying challenges it faced in its mental health and chronic care businesses.

Layoffs hit Cerebral, Carbon Health and other digital health companies

June 3, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] Layoffs have begun to hit the digital health industry as two digital health unicorns said they were cutting staff this week. Cerebral, the embattled mental health startup, confirmed layoffs

Q&A: AHRQ chief aims to help communities improve their health systems

June 3, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has a low profile within the Health and Human Services Department. But its mission has big implications for hospitals and health systems.

West Virginia hospital plans to join Mountain Health Network

June 3, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] A West Virginia hospital plans to join the Mountain Health Network under an agreement that calls for $ 39 million in investments over the next five years, health officials

How health professionals can navigate a digital world we don’t yet fully understand

June 3, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] Every October, I receive dozens of messages commemorating the victims of the Tree of Life massacre in Pittsburgh, where 11 of my neighbors were murdered while they worshiped at

FTC sues to block hospital acquisitions in New Jersey, Utah

June 3, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] The Federal Trade Commission filed lawsuits to block RWJBarnabas Health’s acquisition of St. Peter’s HealthCare System in New Jersey and HCA Healthcare’s acquisition of five Steward Health Care System

4 killed in shooting at Tulsa medical building; shooter dead

June 1, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] Four people were killed Wednesday in a shooting at a Tulsa medical building on a hospital campus, a police captain said. Tulsa Police Department Deputy Chief Eric Dalgleish confirmed

Hospitals’ disaster plans aren’t adequate prep for ransomware attacks, experts say

June 1, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] Hospitals have been hit by massive ransomware attacks in recent years, curtailing access to patient data systems and forcing staff onto so-called “downtime procedures.” But many hospitals haven’t adequately

HHS establishes environmental justice office

May 31, 2022 0 Comments 0 tags

[ad_1] The Biden administration established a US Department of Health and Human Services office Tuesday to address environmental health issues facing underserved communities. The Office of Environmental Justice will be