by Jordana Choucair | Jun 8, 2022 | Mental Health
America’s Health Insurance Plans released a survey indicating that 73 percent of insured Americans said that getting mental health care was easy. The survey polled 500 insured Americans who have sought professional mental health care for themselves or for...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 7, 2022 | Life Sciences
An investigation conducted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) found that roughly two-thirds of more than 600 biomedical research institutions had violated at least one disclosure agreement The HHS OIG said...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 7, 2022 | Life Sciences
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) said it will end its COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing deal with Emergent BioSolutions Inc. Both companies have accused the other of breaching their contract, with Emergent saying the drugmaker doesn’t plan to buy the minimum number...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 7, 2022 | Life Sciences
Pfizer announced that it is investing $120 million to boost production of its Paxlovid COVID-19 treatment pills in the U.S. To date, Pfizer has shipped 12 million courses globally to 37 countries, including 5 million to the U.S. The investment will allow Pfizer to add...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 7, 2022 | Providers
The American Health Care Association released survey data indicating that nursing homes across the U.S. are facing closure risks amid staff shortages and higher operating costs. The survey found that nearly 60 percent of nursing homes in the U.S. are operating at a...
by Jordana Choucair | Jun 7, 2022 | Public Health/Prevention
According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. has waster more than 82 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines since the onset of the pandemic. The new figure translates to approximately 11 percent of doses distributed by the federal...
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