Category: Healthcare & Policy

Healthcare & Policy

Prescription Drug Prices Continue to Surge

Initial prices for brand-name medications climbed steadily over two decades, with no immediate slowdown following the Inflation Reduction Act.1

Healthcare & Policy

CDC Merges Influenza, Coronavirus Divisions Into Unified Respiratory Unit

The federal agency restructured its flu and COVID-19 units into a unified Influenza and Respiratory Viruses Division (IRVD).

Healthcare & Policy

Quartz Countertop Work Tied to Rise in Silicosis

A study of California workers identified nearly 600 cases of the incurable lung condition silicosis, prompting experts to call for national surveillance and stronger safety standards.

Environmental News

Air Pollution Damages Cellular Energy and Raises Heart Disease Risk

Researchers identify blood markers that reveal early biological stress from pollution exposure before chronic illness develops.

Home Care

BreatheLink Mobile App for Overnight Oximetry Testing

The BreatheLink platform allows patients to transmit overnight oximetry data from their own smartphones, reducing the time required to set up home oxygen therapy.

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

Telemedicine May Reduce Interhospital Transfers Without Increasing Mortality Risk

Remote telemedicine consultations can help clinicians avoid unnecessary patient transfers without increasing the risk of mortality.

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.