by Jessica Casebolt | May 28, 2024 | Providers, Tea Leaves
The demand for new weight-loss drugs like Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Wegovy is rapidly increasing among Americans, but there’s a shortage of health care providers trained in obesity care to meet this demand. This shortage raises concerns about the...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 24, 2024 | Providers, Tea Leaves
After several years of modest or declining growth, the average pay for doctors jumped 5.9 percent in 2023, rebounding from a decline of 2.4 percent in 2022. Most medical specialties experienced positive growth in 2023, with the top 10 seeing annual growth rates...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 23, 2024 | Providers, Tea Leaves
Mayo Clinic is partnering with Zipline to provide drone delivery service for medications and supplies directly to patients’ homes as part of its advanced hospital-at-home program. The health system will integrate Zipline’s Platform 2 drone system into its...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 22, 2024 | Providers, Tea Leaves
Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago announced Monday that it “is no longer addressing an active cybersecurity matter” and has reactivated patient-facing systems that were taken offline over three and a half months ago. Illinois’ largest...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 21, 2024 | Providers, Tea Leaves
Health and Wellness company Hims & Hers announced that it will begin offering weight loss shots at an 85 percent discount compared to the popular drug Wegovy. The telehealth company’s stock soared over 27 percent Monday after it said it would begin selling...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 17, 2024 | Providers, Tea Leaves
Nurse practitioners (NPs) have become integral in primary care, assuming tasks traditionally handled by doctors; however, a new trend sees NPs and physician assistants (PAs) increasingly entering specialty practices like cardiology and dermatology, expanding their...
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