Dr. Michael Osterholm, Regents Professor, McKnight Presidential Endowed Chair in Public Health, and director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, announced advances for COVID-19 testing in Minnesota, Wednesday, April 22, 2020 in St. Paul, MN. Glen Stubbe | Star Tribune | Getty Images An epidemiologist who advised
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Hernias are among the most common conditions in the U.S. and for some patients, surgery is recommended to ease the pain and discomfort they typically cause. But research shows hernia repair surgeries’nearly 1 million are performed every year’aren’t foolproof. Patients can have recurrent hernias or experience continued discomfort that sometimes require additional procedures. Interested in
Photo source: Deposit Photos Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is not only the most common of all skin cancers, but it is also the most common all cancers of any type. About 8 out of 10 skin cancers are basal cell carcinomas. In the United States alone, over 4 million cases will be diagnosed each year.
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan holds a press conference to address COVID-19 concerns in Annapolis, MD on November 17. Bill O’Leary | The Washington Post | Getty Images Maryland has reported a case of the new, highly transmissible Covid-19 variant first found in South Africa, marking the third case to be detected in the U.S., Gov.
Lentigo maligna (Photo source: National Library of Dermatologic Teaching Slides of the American Academy of Dermatology via Dr. Fayne Frey) Melanoma is known as malignant melanoma or cutaneous melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer. It arises from the cells that give skin its color, the pigment-producing cells present in the epidermis called melanocytes. Melanomas
The stronger the pot, the greater the tax. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s latest swing at legalizing recreational marijuana in the state includes a new twist on taxation. Marijuana would be taxed based in part on its potency, measured by the level of THC, the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis. The tax structure would be unique
Johnson & Johnson board member Dr. Mark McClellan told CNBC Friday that there could be enough vaccinations for the entire U.S. adult population by the summer. “Assuming all of the close review of the J&J data all pans out, we’re going to have the capacity between Moderna, Pfizer, J&J, to have enough vaccines available by
The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission on Friday voted to recommend that Congress automatically increase the federal share of Medicaid spending during recessions. Under the policy, the federal government would temporarily raise the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage based on increases in state unemployment and reductions in total wages and salaries, rather than requiring
Chief nurse nurse Sam Foster holds a vial of the Oxford University/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the Churchill Hospital in Oxford, southwest England on January 4, 2021. Steve Parsons | AFP | Getty Images LONDON ’ The coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford has been approved by Europe’s drug regulator, the European
After a long day of doling out Covid-19 vaccines, workers in Utah County toil late into the night entering data on every single dose. What they don’t finish, they come in early the next morning to file before the state’s daily 7 a.m. reporting deadline. Even though the county’s appointment system is electronic, each vaccination
A new issue brief examines the most recent data on deaths from COVID-19 and other causes, and finds that COVID-19 is currently the number one cause of death in the United States. As of January 26, 2021, an average of more than 3,000 people per day died of COVID-19 in the U.S. during the first
HHS on Thursday made moves to rapidly grow the vaccination workforce and increase the public’s access to COVID-19 vaccinations. Under the amendment to the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act), all licensed and certified healthcare professionals are now authorized to prescribe, dispense and administer COVID-19 vaccines in any state or U.S. territory after
Marlboro cigarettes, a product of Philip Morris International Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images After years of accelerating declines in smoking, tobacco giant Altria said it saw a reversal in the trend as U.S. cigarette volumes were flat industry wide compared with the prior year. However, the company declined to provide a prediction about
Grant Avenue Capital recently acquired Salt Lake City-based Valeo Home Health & Hospice from Eduro Healthcare, an operator of skilled nursing facilities. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. New York-based Grant Avenue Capital is a middle-market private equity firm focused on health care. Founded in 2011, Valeo Home Health & Hospice has
The 30-year academic affiliation agreement between Henry Ford Health System and Michigan State University calls for both entities to contribute millions of dollars toward the new health sciences center and joint operating company. Under the agreement signed Monday, Henry Ford would pay in annually about $11.25 million and Michigan State approximately $3.75 million, totaling $15
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Pfizer and Moderna‘s current Covid-19 vaccines can be easily adapted to target
Home health agencies took hits to both their censuses and psyches when the public health emergency (PHE) was declared last March. Since then, some industry insiders have argued that the space has gone through a five- to 10-year transformation. Subsequently, the second year of COVID-19 is set to look different than the first, for a
Hospitals want CMS to pull the plug on its contentious “most favored nation” drug-pricing rule, a Trump-era demonstration that would tie Medicare outpatient drug pay to drug prices in other wealthy countries. Providers argued the policy is illegal and wouldn’t lower drug prices or patients’ out-of-pocket costs in comments on the interim final rule due
All eyes have been on Encompass Health Corp. (NYSE: EHC) since the company first announced it would be “exploring strategic alternatives” for its home health and hospice segment in December. At the time, Encompass Health said it was exploring a number of options for its home health and hospice business. Specific options cited by the
Dive Brief: CMS expanded coverage of mitral valve transcatheter edge-to-edge repair procedures, previously known as transcatheter mitral valve repair, to include patients with symptomatic moderate-to-severe or severe mitral functional regurgitation, also called secondary MR. The move significantly grows the U.S. patient pool eligible for coverage. The finalized national coverage determination (NCD) was released Tuesday after delays
Dive Brief: Cleveland-based KeyBank plans to launch a digital bank in March aimed at serving healthcare professionals, Chris Gorman, the bank’s chairman and CEO, told analysts during a fourth-quarter earnings call Thursday. Through Laurel Road, the digital student loan refinancing platform it acquired in 2019, KeyBank said the new digital bank will serve the healthcare
Dive Brief: Female physicians and those specializing in critical care and infectious diseases reported the highest rates of burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic, a Medscape report released Monday found. While the rate of physicians reporting burnout overall held steady from 2019 to 2020 at 42%, it rose from 48% to 51% for women, and remained unchanged
Dive Brief: Hospitals and health systems dealing with pandemic-related financial struggles have also been hit with year-over-year declines in volumes and revenues to employed physician practices, according to Kaufman Hall’s quarterly Physician Flash Report. Fewer patient visits, hospital diagnostic and procedural volumes compared to pre-pandemic levels put physician productivity ’ measured as physician work relative value
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the crowd gathered at the Miki Yili Stadium, ahead of the celebrations for the 25th anniversary of Freedom Day, in Makhanda, Eastern Cape Province on April 27, 2019. MICHELE SPATARI | AFP | Getty Images South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday urged the world’s wealthiest countries to stop
A resort employee wearing a face mask against the spread of the novel coronavirus, cleans sun lounge chairs by a pool in Cancun, Quintana Roo state, Mexico, on March 28, 2020. Elizabeth Ruiz | AFP | Getty Images Margarita? Beach lounger? Nasal swab? Beach resorts and small hotels alike throughout Mexico and the Caribbean are
The race to provide safe and effective coronavirus vaccinations has been curtailed by logistical problems associated with last-mile delivery, according to executives at two companies helping to distribute inoculations. The mass rollout of vaccines is thought to be the biggest logistical challenge the world has ever seen, with everyone from policymakers to manufacturers grappling with
A worker inspects cannabis plants inside the grow room at the Aphria Inc. Diamond facility in Leamington, Ontario, Canada, on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Tilray Inc. and Aphria Inc. agreed to combine their operations, forming a new giant in the fast-growing cannabis industry. Annie Sakkab | Bloomberg | Getty Images Canadian cannabis company Tilray’s stock
Paramedics work inside an ambulance parked outside the Royal London Hospital in east London on January 21, 2021. – Britain’s coronavirus mortality rate has risen nearly 15 percent over the past week, as surging infection rates throughout December have now fed into increasing hospital admissions and deaths. (Photo by DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP) (Photo by
3M Chairman and CEO Mike Roman said Tuesday the industrial giant anticipates demand for its N95 respirator masks to be robust throughout 2021, even as the administration of Covid vaccines drive hopes that the pandemic’s intensity will begin to wane. The medical-grade masks are considered the best option to protect against infection, and they have been
Dr. Ashish Jha told CNBC’s “The News with Shepard Smith” Tuesday that U.S. states could start making decisions about opening up businesses and economies earlier than predicted if enough people get vaccinated. “My relatively optimistic view is that we don’t have to wait until the end of the summer or even the beginning of the
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