by Jordana Choucair | Mar 14, 2022 | Life Sciences
Sanofi SA’s experimental breast cancer treatment failed in a clinical trial, marking a setback for the drugmaker, which had prioritized the medicine and called it “potentially transformative.” In the phase two study, patients with advanced disease...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 14, 2022 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
Black Americans fatally overdosed in 2020 at a higher rate than white Americans for the first time since 1999. The rise of fentanyl, which is more deadly than heroin or prescription opioids, is driving the overdose rate higher and changing its demographics. The...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 14, 2022 | Providers
The Biden administration is looking to expand a federal COVID-19 data program to track the burden of respiratory and other infectious diseases on hospitals. The current Trump-era system is set to expire with the end of the national emergency, but the Biden...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 14, 2022 | Providers
Six health systems have formed an alliance aimed at sharing best practices and other data around improving workforce diversity, well-being, and engagement. The “Evolve Health Alliance” is an extension of workforce-focused collaborations struck by the member groups –...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 14, 2022 | Providers
A jury sided with Sutter Health in an antitrust case that claimed the health system drove up health premiums through anticompetitive behavior. The case comprises three million individuals and small businesses who plaintiffs’ lawyers said paid higher premiums for...
by Jordana Choucair | Mar 11, 2022 | Access & Coverage
Democrats introduced a bill that would guarantee more health coverage for frontline works, including firefighters, police officers, public school teachers, and city and state workers. Called the Closing Health Coverage Gaps for Public Servants Act, the legislation...
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