by Jordana Choucair | Aug 9, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
A study in the journal Nature Climate Change found that 58 percent of the known 375 human infectious diseases are worsened by one of the 10 types of extreme weather linked to climate change. The researchers also found that 223 of 286 unique sicknesses seemed to be...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 8, 2022 | D.C. News
The Senate passed Democrat’s $740 billion Inflation Reduction Act by a party-line vote of 51-50, with Vice President Harris casting the tie-breaking vote. The legislation includes provisions to reform the tax code, tackle climate change, lower the cost of prescription...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 8, 2022 | M&A
CVS is reportedly considering a potential deal to buy Signify Health as the retailer looks to become a bigger provider of in-home health services. According to the Wall Street Journal, CVS is planning to submit an initial bid this week. People familiar with the matter...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 8, 2022 | M&A
fizer Inc. announced it agreed to buy Global Blood Therapeutics Inc. for $5.4 billion. The deal will boost the drugmaker’s rare-diseases business and secure its access to Oxbryta, one of the few approved treatments for sickle-cell disease. (Articles here and...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 8, 2022 | Mental Health
The Colorado Behavioral Healthcare Council (CBHC) will hold its 2022 conference in Breckenridge, CO from September 21-24. Join CBHC for numerous interactive sessions, including a “fireside chat” with Dr. Morgan Medlock, Colorado’s first Behavioral Health Commissioner,...
by Jordana Choucair | Aug 8, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
The Washington Post will host an event with Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick and Ann McLane Kuster – co-chairs of the Bipartisan Addiction and Mental Health Task Force – about their mental health legislation. The legislation is focused on easing access to mental...
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