by Jordana Choucair | Nov 4, 2022 | Health IT
The Senate Intelligence Committee released a report examining ways the federal government can bolster security standards to thwart cybersecurity threats in the health care sector. The report recommends that the federal government improve the country’s cybersecurity...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 4, 2022 | Life Sciences
Pfizer Inc. said that a new study shows its updated COVID-19 booster, developed with BioNTech SE, increased antibodies for adults 55 and over compared with an extra dose of the original vaccine. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that the new data should help...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 4, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released updated guidelines that give clinicians more flexibility in the way they prescribe opioids for short- and long-term pain. The new recommendations avoid strict figures on dosage and length of opioid...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 4, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that Teva Pharmaceuticals will pay the state up to $523 million to settle claims related to its role in fueling the state’s opioid crisis. The funds are part of Teva’s $4 billion-plus global settlement, which...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 4, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
New CDC data indicate that alcohol-induced deaths surged about 26 percent in the first year of the pandemic, after annual increases of about 7 percent. From 2019 to 2020, deaths from alcohol-induced acute pancreatitis increased 50 percent, deaths from mental and...
by Jordana Choucair | Nov 3, 2022 | Access & Coverage
Several influential Republicans have signaled a new willingness to reduce federal spending on Social Security and Medicare. They say that changes are needed to narrow government spending on the programs, which are set to consume a growing share of the federal budget...
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