Category: Healthcare & Policy

Healthcare & Policy

How Hurricane Flooding Affects Respiratory Symptoms

Researchers identified the factors that are most likely to create hazardous respiratory conditions inside homes after hurricane-related flooding.

Healthcare & Policy

NASA Created Extraterrestrial Oxygen on Mars

A NASA experiment on the Martian surface successfully created breathable oxygen, marking the first time humans have manufactured O2 on the surface of another planet.

Healthcare & Policy

Worse COPD, Pneumonia Outcomes at Private Equity Hospitals

Patients with pneumonia or COPD faced higher mortality risks and readmission at facilities owned by private equity firms, according to new research.

Environmental News

How Hurricane Flooding Affects Respiratory Symptoms

Researchers identified the factors that are most likely to create hazardous respiratory conditions inside homes after hurricane-related flooding.

Home Care

At-home Monitoring Detected Early Lung Transplant Complications

A Mayo Clinic study demonstrates that at-home monitoring provides actionable data and reduces the travel burden for post-transplant patients.

Occupational Health

HCWs Report Fewer Side Effects from Protein-based COVID-19 Vaccine

A survey of frontline healthcare workers suggests a protein-based COVID-19 vaccine may cause fewer symptoms and less work disruption compared to mRNA options.

General Healthcare

Getinge Increases Sterilizer Capacity to Improve Hospital Throughput

Getinge's updated GSS67N platform allows for 24 trays and 600 lbs of validated load without increasing the physical footprint of the equipment.

Medicare & Medicaid

Magnolia Diagnostics Pays $24M to Settle Medicare Respiratory Testing Fraud Claims

Magnolia Diagnostics and its owners allegedly billed Medicare for unnecessary respiratory panels performed on seniors during the pandemic, according to the US Justice Dept.