by Jessica Casebolt | May 30, 2024 | Providers, Tea Leaves
A recent review in JAMA highlights the ripple effects of hospital ransomware attacks, revealing that such cyber assaults reduce admissions and emergency visits at targeted hospitals and prompt an increase in visits to neighboring unattacked hospitals. Conducted by...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 30, 2024 | Payers, Tea Leaves
A recent survey by the Business Group on Health and Fidelity Investments underscores the continued importance of well-being programs for employers, with nearly all 160 surveyed firms considering them key to their overall strategy and planning to maintain current...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 30, 2024 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves
Nicotine alternatives used in vapes being launched in the U.S. and abroad, such as 6-methyl nicotine, may be more potent and addictive than nicotine itself, though the scientific data remains incomplete, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 30, 2024 | Life Sciences, Tea Leaves
A study published in JAMA Network Open, drawing from data collected through the Apple Research App involving over 71,000 women, reveals a concerning trend: the age at which girls in the United States experience their first period is declining, while the time it takes...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 29, 2024 | Public Health/Prevention, Tea Leaves
Negotiations on a pandemic treaty have hit a snag, raising concerns about global preparedness for future viral threats at the World Health Assembly’s recent opening. Despite two years of discussions, a draft treaty wasn’t ready for the World Health...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 29, 2024 | Providers, Tea Leaves
Hospital lobbies have signed onto a multi-sector letter of 230 industry associations and chambers of commerce urging the Federal Trade Commission to bump the effective date of its ban on employee noncompete clauses. Sent late last week, the letter outlines a “lack of...
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