Medical economics
Pharmaceutical firms rake in billions with COVID jabs
COVID vaccines have brought billions of dollars to the coffers of pharmaceutical companies.
Aug 9, 2021
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Four themes identified as contributors to diseases of despair in Pennsylvania
Financial instability, lack of infrastructure, a deteriorating sense of community and family fragmentation are key contributors to diseases of despair in Pennsylvania communities, according to Penn State College of Medicine ...
Jul 23, 2021
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Health
New initiative to help people with high cholesterol, cardiovascular disease
In the United States, nearly half of all adults (56 million or 48.6%) over 40 years of age have blood cholesterol levels that put them at risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), increasing the possibility ...
Jul 19, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New approach against COVID-19
If Professor Thomas Rudel and the biopharmaceutical company Aeterna Zentaris GmbH have their way, there could possibly be significant enhancement in the fight against the global Corona pandemic in the future: a vaccination ...
Mar 26, 2021
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Pediatrics
COVID-19 leaves youth forced out of foster care even more vulnerable
During the pandemic, Canadians have been asked to stay home to stay safe, yet thousands of youth are facing homelessness. Each year in Ontario, 800-1,000 youth age out of the child welfare system.
Feb 25, 2021
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Medical economics
New report calls for universal coverage of long-term care for older adults in U.S.
The COVID-19 pandemic's heavy toll on older Americans highlights the need to strengthen the nation's safety net for people in need of long-term services and supports, an Oregon Health & Science University researcher and co-authors ...
Feb 18, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hospitals must help their own COVID-19 long-haulers recover, experts argue
By mid-November, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had reported that 218,439 health care workers in the U.S. had been infected with COVID-19—a likely underestimate due to incomplete data from states. About ...
Jan 12, 2021
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Health
New research highlights the role and impact of integrated health systems in U.S.
Health care delivery in the United States is complex and often problematic—it is costly, short on quality, and inequitable. A team of researchers suggest one potential remedy may be found in integrated health systems, a ...
Dec 8, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New model predicts the peaks of the COVID-19 pandemic
As of late May, COVID-19 has killed more than 325,000 people around the world. Even though the worst seems to be over for countries like China and South Korea, public health experts warn that cases and fatalities will continue ...
May 29, 2020
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David Shulkin, M.D., on COVID-19 financial consequences for health care system
(HealthDay)—Health care organizations are facing hard financial decisions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but an end is in sight as some are beginning to slowly open back up around the country, according to David Shulkin, M.D. ...
Apr 27, 2020
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