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CMO
RFK Jr. Says Healthy Pregnant Women Don't Need COVID Boosters. What the Science Says.
Pregnant women who contracted COVID-19 were more likely to become severely ill and to be hospitalized than non-pregnant women.
CFO
Hospitals Get $700M From Drugmakers in Opioid Class-Action Lawsuit
The opioid epidemic has affected hospitals, both clinically and financially, for almost 30 years.
Innovation
The Second Trump White House Could Drastically Reshape Infectious Disease Research. Here's What's at Stake.
Donald Trump's pick to lead the federal health agency has vowed to replace hundreds of staffers and shift research away...
Pharma
Florida's RSV Season Has Started, and It's Coming Soon to the Rest of U.S. Here's a Primer.
While the virus has traditionally been thought of as a childhood ailment that affects babies, older adults can suffer from...
Pharma
Opioid Maker Endo Health Solutions to Pay $1.1B, Forfeit $450M
It's the second-largest criminal financial penalty levied against a drug maker.
Technology
Researchers Use AI to Identify Healthcare-Based Outbreaks
A study launched in 82 HCA Healthcare hospitals found that an AI tool could help staff identify and react to...
Pharma
The Path to a Better Tuberculosis Vaccine Runs Through Montana
The University of Montana Center for Translational Medicine specializes in improving and creating vaccines by adding novel adjuvants.
Pharma
'They See a Cash Cow': Corporations Could Consume $50B of Opioid Settlements
But as the dollars land in government coffers a swarm of private, public, nonprofit, and for-profit entities are eyeing the...
Pharma
Millions in Opioid Settlement Funds Sit Untouched as Overdose Deaths Rise
The money is part of the approximately $50 billion that states and local governments will receive nationwide in opioid settlement...
HLM Exchange
Is Novavax, the Latecomer Covid Vaccine, Worth the Wait?
Novavax's vaccine is based on proteins rather than mRNA and has been used since early 2022 in other countries.
HLM Exchange
How Lawmakers in Texas and Florida Undermine COVID Vaccination Efforts
The shift in health information trails rhetoric from Republican politicians who have reversed their positions on COVID vaccines.
HLM Exchange
Health Workers Warn Loosening Mask Advice in Hospitals Would Harm Patients and Providers
A CDC draft controversially concludes that N95 face masks are equivalent to looser, surgical face masks in certain settings.