STAT+: UnitedHealth Group says Medicare Advantage saves money, but the data say otherwise
This past June, UnitedHealth Group’s top two executives, Andrew Witty and John Rex, told a…
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Opinion: STAT+: For safety’s sake, it’s time to get medical device identifiers over the finish line
This week, an under-the-radar U.S. government advisory group called the National Committee on Vital and…
Covid-19: BA.5 variant is now dominant in US as infections rise
The BA.5 omicron subvariant of SARS-CoV-2 is now causing about two thirds of infections in…
Covid continues to disrupt: what is the plan to deal with it?
NHS staff are starting to feel like it’s Groundhog Day: healthcare is yet again being…
STAT+: New data might have led to a different result for Amarin fish oil drug, FDA panelists say
Two members of an expert panel that recommended the Food and Drug Administration approve a…
STAT+: Edwards Lifesciences chief tops list of highest-paid medical device CEOs
Medical device executives generally made less in 2021 than in 2020, as the pandemic again…
STAT+: HCA Healthcare, Cigna chiefs top the lists of best-paid CEOs among providers, insurers
Health insurers and providers often argue over payments at the negotiating table, but in the…
STAT+: The pandemic brought an influx of cash for health tech companies — and huge payouts for their execs
The pandemic brought a windfall for private health tech startups and fueled a rush to…
STAT+: Biotech executives pull in some of health care’s biggest paydays, with Regeneron’s CEO sitting atop the pack
When it comes to executive compensation in the biotech and pharma sectors, it pays to…
Biotech employees cash in health care’s largest salaries, while people working at providers sit near the bottom
It pays to be in the lab. It pays way less to be at the…
Health care’s high rollers: As the pandemic raged, CEOs’ earnings surged
Health care’s top executives sat comfortably atop their perch during the second year of the…
Mediterranean Diet Could Help Lower Dementia Risk: Study
According to a new study, strictly adhering to the Mediterranean diet can help reduce the…
Cognitive Decline Linked To Drinking Moderately
According to an observational study, even moderate drinking contributes to cognitive decline. Read Original Article:…
Monkeypox: 3 Distinctive Symptoms To Watch Out For
A WHO official has shared the three main symptoms of a monkeypox infection. Read Original…
Guterres hails healer and ‘mentor to generations’, Nelson Mandela
The UN chief in his message to mark Monday’s International Day in honour of Nelson Mandela, hailed…
Opinion: Free the pill — and make it free
This month, HRA Pharma announced it had submitted the first-ever application to the Food and…
Abortion bans create confusion around miscarriage, ectopic pregnancies – The Washington Post
Abortion bans create confusion around miscarriage, ectopic pregnancies The Washington Post Read Original Article: Abortion bans…
EDITORIAL-Alternative health care – Philstar.com
EDITORIAL-Alternative health care Philstar.com Read Original Article: EDITORIAL-Alternative health care – Philstar.com »
How blood vessels remember a stroke
Networks adapt over time and in this way form a kind of memory. Researchers show…
New insights into melanoma brain metastases
Cancer researchers have completed one of the most comprehensive studies of the cells inside melanoma…
Competing cells: Cleaning up after yourself brings benefits
When different cell types compete in a confined space, those which remove debris faster have…
Experts don’t always give better advice — they just give more
New research finds that people given advice by top performers thought that it helped them…
Deformable pump gives soft robots a heart
Researchers have leveraged hydrodynamic and magnetic forces to drive a rubbery, deformable pump that can…
Best available therapy for AIDS-associated Kaposi sarcoma is cost effective in Africa
New research indicates the best available chemotherapy for Kaposi Sarcoma, which is infrequently used in…
Protein parts must indeed wiggle and jiggle to work right, new research suggests
Scientists report they have probed the atomic structure of proteins to add to evidence that…
Amid climate change and conflict, more resilient food systems a must, report shows
A new study ranks the top 32 threats to food security over the next two…
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Air samples from Arctic region show how fast Earth is warming
Researchers report direct observations of size-resolved ice nucleating particles in the central Arctic, spanning the…
Haiti: UN sounds alarm over worsening gang violence across Port-au-Prince
The UN human rights office said on Saturday it was deeply concerned by worsening violence…
Study reveals new mode of triggering immune responses
Small proteins, called chemokines, that direct immune cells toward sites of infection can also form…
Urban agriculture can promote bee communities in tropical megacities
Urbanization is a primary threat to biodiversity. However, scientists know little about how urbanization affects…
Complex motions for simple actuators
Researchers have taken inspiration from origami to create inflatable structures that can bend, twist and…
Bacteria-based biohybrid microrobots on a mission to one day battle cancer
Scientists add artificial components to bacteria for better control and an extra therapeutic effect in…
Zombie fly fungus lures healthy male flies to mate with female corpses
A unique fungus survives by ‘bewitching’ male flies into mating with dead female flies. The…
A medical expert’s guide to the 8 best prenatal vitamins of 2022 – New York Post
A medical expert’s guide to the 8 best prenatal vitamins of 2022 New York Post Prenatal…
Disparities in Prenatal and Postnatal Care for New Parents – Hartford HealthCare
Disparities in Prenatal and Postnatal Care for New Parents Hartford HealthCare Read Original Article: Disparities in…
Texas hospitals declining pregnancy care over abortion law, group says – The Texas Tribune
Texas hospitals declining pregnancy care over abortion law, group says The Texas Tribune Texas hospitals reportedly…
After tragedy, how one road safety activist changed things for the better
While Giovanni Pintor was right in the middle of what turned out to be a…
News in Brief 15 July 2022
Iran: UN expert welcomes life verdict for former prison official involved in mass executions Vaccine…
TRADECAST: Africa’s future – why economies must diversify
In the second episode of their Weekly Tradecast, UNCTAD talks to Paul Akiwumi, Director of the Africa,…
Champion young people as ‘drivers of change’, UN chief urges
Young people must be recognized around the world as “drivers of change” and empowered to…
Is COVID-19 BA.5 The ‘Worst Variant’ Of SARS-CoV-2?
Several news outlets and experts sounded the alarm on the new SARS-CoV-2 variant, saying it…
NYC will use a one-dose monkeypox vaccine strategy to stretch supplies, despite FDA, CDC warnings against the move
New York City’s Health Department announced Friday it will speed up the delivery of first…
Biden tells Dems to quickly pass pared-down economic package
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden seemed to bow Friday to Sen. Joe Manchin’s demand…
STAT+: UnitedHealthcare to offer $0 insulin, Epi-Pens, but only for some members
Next year, UnitedHealthcare will offer employer health plans that have no copays or out-of-pocket costs…
Major abortion pill maker GenBioPro hires its first lobbyists in Washington
WASHINGTON – GenBioPro, which sells the generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone, hired its…
South Africa ‘on the precipice of explosive xenophobic violence’, UN experts warn
A group of independent UN human rights experts have condemned reports of escalating violence targeting…
COVID-19 fuels slowest rate of childhood vaccination in three decades, leaving millions at risk
Official data published by UN agencies on Friday shows the largest sustained decline in childhood…
Rocking shadows in protoplanetary discs
Astronomers reveal a new phenomenon dubbed the ‘rocking shadow’ effect that describes how discs in…
Deep dive into the dusty Milky Way
An animated dive into the dusty Milky Way reveals the outlines of our galaxy taking…
Predicting equatorial plasma bubbles with SWARM
Changes in atmospheric density after sunset can cause hot pockets of gas called ‘plasma bubbles’…