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Michigan Medicine has opened three “recharge rooms” at its 1,043-bed Ann Arbor medical center in an effort to alleviate staff stress and reduce burnout that a recent survey found was widespread before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Michigan Medicine and the University of Michigan School… Read More »Michigan provider uses ‘recharge rooms’ to alleviate staff stress, prevent burnout

Health equity was a major concern at the hearing hosted by the House Ways and Means Committee’s Subcommittee on Health.

The program is aimed at helping older residents, but it’s also targeting any Detroiters without cars who want to get a drive-up appointment.

U.S. aid flights will begin arriving in India on Thursday, the White House said, detailing supplies from oxygen to tests to vaccine materials it will be sending to the hard-hit country. The White House said the aid is worth over $100…

CHS reported a net loss attributable to shareholders of $64 million on operating revenue of $3.01 billion for the quarter ended March 31 as same-store adjusted admissions fell 7.2%.

29/04/2021 European Occupational Diseases Statistics (EODS) by Eurostat Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Eurostat is launching a new web section dedicated to European Occupational Diseases Statistics (EODS). The European Occupational Diseases Statistics is an experimental project aimed to assess legislation’s efficiency in safety and… Read More »European Occupational Diseases Statistics (EODS) by Eurostat

Scentsational Soaps & Candles, Inc., is voluntarily recalling 5 lots of Scentsational Soaps & Candles scented Hand Sanitizers from the Black and White Collection and Photo Real Collection and 3 lots of Ulta Beauty Collection scented Hand Sanitizer Spray packaged in 3.38 and 3.4 fluid… Read More »Scentsational Soaps & Candles, Inc. Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Scented Hand Sanitizers Due to the Presence of Methanol (Wood Alcohol), Benzene and Acetaldehyde

Welcome to Wednesday’s Overnight Health Care. If you think robocalls are bad… one New York Times White House reporter has been fielding calls for a Massachusetts roller rink for more than 13 years due to similar phone numbers. We admire his…

Representatives for the chain’s Massachusetts hospital and the union met Monday for their first bargaining session since the work stoppage began, but they accomplished little and another session has not yet been scheduled.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) is considering implementing so-called vaccination passports that would allow city residents to gain preferred seating and access to events as a way to encourage people to get vaccinated against COVID-19….

Healthcare organizations increasingly find themselves in the crosshairs of sophisticated attackers. From high-profile ransomware attacks to the insidious compromise of network monitoring tools, healthcare cybersecurity leaders face a dizzying array of threats and must focus their efforts on building a defense-in-depth approach to addressing those… Read More »Choosing the Right Identity and Access Management Solution for Healthcare

Pfizer weighs sale of Philly-area campus—where 2,000 once worked—as company mulls when and how to bring employees back nhigginsdunn Wed, 04/28/2021 – 16:44

Price transparency policies concerning Medicare Advantage rates wouldn’t do much to affect healthcare costs. But that doesn’t mean the Biden administration is pulling back on transparency or the fight against rising healthcare costs.

Cigna has partnered with Ginger to expand mental health offerings to its 14 million members, reflecting increasing demand for behavioral health services by employers and individuals.

Residents, attending physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants significantly overestimated the likelihood of a condition based on a test result.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is preparing to offer more than $1 billion in grants within three weeks for more research into the long-term health issues after a COVID-19 infection, commonly known as “long COVID-19.”NIH Director Francis…

It’s the first time CMS has applied the new methodology, and nearly one-third of hospitals scored higher star ratings than before.

The United Kingdom has ordered another 60 million Pfizer vaccines as the country prepares for its fall booster program.Britain Health Minister Matt Hancock said Wednesday that the deal will double the country’s supply in shots for their booster…

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) plans drop the state’s outdoor mask mandate days after federal health experts released new guidance on mask-wearing for those vaccinated against the coronavirus.Cooper said in a news conference on Wednesday he’s…

Abbott CEO Robert Ford told investors he envisions an “accelerated” move from “more hospital lab-based testing to more rapid testing outside of that environment.

Johnson & Johnson scores in talc appeals as NJ court knocks down $117M verdict esagonowsky Wed, 04/28/2021 – 14:40

Yesterday, the CDC released more relaxed mask guidelines for outdoor activities, as well as new charts for indoor and outdoor recommendations. The more permissive guidelines were a welcome step forward, but they’re still frustrating. By issuing recommendations that are simultaneously too timid and too complicated,… Read More »The CDC Is Still Repeating Its Mistakes

The policy proposal aims to increase insurance coverage among low-income people living in the country illegally who aren’t eligible for government-funded coverage.

“We’ve had parents tell us, for instance, ‘No we have a big tournament this weekend, I don’t want to have to deal with COVID,’” a pediatrician said. “And they’re forgetting the fact that it’s still going to be COVID even if you don’t know that… Read More »Doctors: More parents refuse COVID tests for their sick kids

Spotify is refusing to comment on remarks from its most popular podcast host Joe Rogan casting doubt on the need for some people to get the coronavirus vaccine.Spotify CEO Daniel Ek declined to answer a question Wednesday about Rogan’…

Rising prescription drug costs will remain a major headwind to Americans’ physical, mental and financial health unless the public and private sectors simultaneously work to rein in prices.

COVID-19 is killing three journalists a day in India, with 45 dying in the last two weeks, according to the Swiss press organization Press Emblem Campaign.The death toll for journalists in India is among the world’s worst, as the country deals with…

The head of the German biotech company that partnered with Pfizer for its COVID-19 vaccine says he expects Europe to reach herd immunity this summer.“Europe will reach herd immunity in July, latest by August,” BioNTech’s chief executive, Ugur Sahin…

The campaign will contribute to the $3 billion in Covax funding needed to vaccinate almost 30% of people in 92 low-income countries sometime next year.

Births for all of 2020 were down 4.3% from 2019. Births in December 2020 and in January and February 2021—nine months or more after the spring 2020 lockdowns—were down 6.5%, 9.3% and 10%, respectively, compared with the same months a year earlier.

Despite big sales drop, GlaxoSmithKline is betting on a strong return later this year with help from Shingrix nhigginsdunn Wed, 04/28/2021 – 11:50

Reports and budgets from CDER offices and divisions

The Biden administration is expected to announce a proposed ban on menthol flavored cigarettes this week, The Washington Post reported.The ban has long been sought by public health advocacy groups, and the administration is facing a Thursday…

Indivior ponies up $300M to put Suboxone marketing allegations to bed fkansteiner Wed, 04/28/2021 – 11:40

Iowa’s state health officials this week confirmed that 80 of the state’s 99 counties have declined all or part of their weekly allotment of coronavirus vaccine for next week.According to Iowa Public Radio, demand for vaccinations has continued to…

Nearly half of the fecal samples from wild chimpanzees in Gombe National Park contain bacteria that is resistant to a major class of antibiotics commonly used by people in the vicinity of the park.

Psychedelic drugs have shown promise for treating neuropsychiatric disorders like depression and posttraumatic stress disorder. However, due to their hallucinatory side effects, some researchers are trying to identify drugs that could offer the benefits of psychedelics without causing hallucinations. Researchers now report they have identified… Read More »Researchers identify a psychedelic-like drug without the hallucinogenic side effects

Researchers have found that improving the function of the brain’s drainage network, known as the meningeal lymphatics, can make certain experimental Alzheimer’s therapies more effective in mice.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday she is “cautiously optimistic” that the U.S. is “turning the corner” in its battle against COVID-19.In an interview on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” co-host…

The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines were 94 percent effective in preventing hospitalization for COVID-19 among people age 65 and older, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study released Wednesday.The study provides new…

Lonza taps temporary workers from Nestlé in COVID shot production push: report fkansteiner Wed, 04/28/2021 – 10:24

Under-pressure Amgen insists Otezla can withstand Bristol Myers’ forthcoming psoriasis rival kdunleavy Wed, 04/28/2021 – 10:21

In a letter, Pharma Joint Secretary Navdeep Rinwa and Health and Family Welfare Ministry Director Rajiv Wadhawan said the drug went out of stock in the country a few weeks ago due to a sudden surge in its demand because of a sharp rise in… Read More »Govt makes interim allocation of COVID-19 treatment drug tocilizumab to states

Can Regeneron make ‘monoclonal antibodies’ a catchphrase? New COVID-19 ad campaign gives it a go bbulik Wed, 04/28/2021 – 10:02

Forget the competition. Sanofi still plans to usher its COVID-19 shot across the finish line esagonowsky Wed, 04/28/2021 – 09:54

A single dose of the COVID-19 vaccine can limit household transmission by up to half, according to a study by Public Health England released on Wednesday, signaling the effectiveness of the vaccines at preventing spread. The research…

White House communications director Kate Bedingfield on Wednesday dissuaded Americans from taking medical advice from Joe Rogan, noting the popular podcaster’s lack of credentials after he suggested that young, healthy people don’t need to…

Sinovac and Sinopharm, the two Chinese manufacturers that combined have exported hundreds of millions of doses all over the world, say they’re are considering combining their vaccines with those from other companies.

The SII, which is India’s largest vaccine manufacturer, had earlier priced Covishield at Rs 400 per dose for the state governments and Rs 600 for the private hospitals.

The SII, which is India’s largest vaccine manufacturer, had earlier priced Covishield at Rs 400 per dose for the state governments and Rs 600 for the private hospitals.

Detection of specific cancer lesions in men with prostate cancer

Results from the AP-014 Phase I trial (NCT04606784) treating COVID-19 patients in respiratory distress with inhaled Ampion suggest the drug resulted in a 78 percent improvement in all-cause mortality. The data means that, not only did the trial meet its primary endpoint, improvement in all-cause… Read More »Ampion™ reduces COVID-19 respiratory distress mortality

The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) has announced 2021’s Facility of the Year Awards (FOYA) winners. The award programme, established in 2004, recognises state-of-the-art facility design, construction and operation projects utilising innovative technologies to improve the quality of products, reduce the cost of producing… Read More »ISPE announces its manufacturing Facility of the Year Awards winners

A new Phase IIb trial (NCT04775953) to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the antibiotic dalbavancin in treating Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia has begun. The trial will enrol 200 adults hospitalised with complicated S. aureus infection at approximately 20 sites across the US. S. aureus is a leading… Read More »First patient dosed with dalbavancin in S. aureus bacteremia trial

According to a report, the global pharmacovigilance market is anticipated to value $14.95 billion by 2028, with its compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11.5 percent attributed to the increasing incidence of adverse drug reactions (ADR), among other factors. The market research report stated that,… Read More »Global pharmacovigilance market to value almost $15bn by 2028

“We are still testing the Indian variant, but the Indian variant has mutations that we have already tested for and which our vaccine works against, so I am confident,” said BioNTech co-founder Ugur Sahin.

The researchers from King’s College London in the UK also found that most systemic side effects — meaning side effects excluding where the injection took place — peaked within the first 24 hours following vaccination and usually lasted 1-2 days.

President Biden’s American Families Plan unveiled Wednesday leaves out two major health priorities pushed by congressional Democrats: reducing the cost of prescription drugs and lowering the eligibility age for Medicare.The major legislative package…

President Biden will unveil his “American Families Plan” to Congress. The proposal includes making permanent changes to ACA subsidies but doesn’t lay out drug pricing reform, a major ask of Democrats and advocates.

RPS wants to see increased use of pharmacist independent prescribers in the UK

Test will be used for T cell testing in study, which is evaluating different combinations of COVID-19 vaccines

Updated clinical guideline on the diagnosis and management of AF addresses several new areas

UK government has also offered a first vaccine dose to all individuals in cohorts one to nine

28/04/2021 EU: Occupational diseases on the decline Source: Eurostat The index for the total number of people recognised as having an occupational disease declined by 14% across the EU between 2013 and 2018. During this period, among the four groups of diseases for which sub-indices… Read More »EU: Occupational diseases on the decline

MSD entered into a voluntary licensing agreement with five Indian drug makers including Sun Pharma, Cipla, Dr. Reddy’s, Emcure and Hetero for molnupiravir, an experimental drug that is currently tested to treat Covid-19 infections. Merck is running the clinical trials for molnupiravir with its partner… Read More »MSD in talks with Medicines Patent Pool for additional licenses for molnupiravir

Developed by Bharat Biotech in partnership with National Institute of Virology and the Indian Council of Medical Research, Covaxin was approved for emergency use on January 3. Trial results later showed the vaccine has an efficacy of 78 per cent.

Ending the coronavirus pandemic will require not only putting shots into arms — a task now growing more difficult as demand sags — but also a robust plan to help the nation emerge from a year of isolation, disruption and confusion.

The proposed rule would also kill a hospital price transparency requirement and give hospitals a break on quality measures due to COVID-19.

The wide-ranging law includes provisions reducing sales taxes to 1% on blood-sugar test kits and prioritizing state funding for Illinois communities with high rates of violence.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) on Tuesday signed into law sprawling anti-abortion legislation that bans the procedure if a mother is seeking to terminate a pregnancy due to a genetic abnormality in a fetus.The law also stipulates that a doctor who…

[Federal Register Volume 86, (Wednesday, April 28, 2021 )] [Notice] [Pages 22458-22466] STP Nuclear Operating Company; Grant of Permanent Variance

28/04/2021 World OSH Day 2021 calls for investing in resilient safety management Have we protected workers adequately? How can we better protect workplaces now and in the future, if new global crises arise? The World Day for Safety and Health at Work 28 April 2021… Read More »World OSH Day 2021 calls for investing in resilient safety management

Humana’s total investment in the nation’s largest home care and hospice provider will reach $8.1 billion.

Welcome to Tuesday’s Overnight Health Care. Tomorrow is President Biden’s address to a joint session of Congress. But because of COVID, there will be a number of restrictions, including on attendance. Undaunted, lawmakers have started announcing…

Arizona’s Department of Health Services announced on Tuesday that the state will no longer require appointments at state-run COVID-19 vaccination centers.The department said that the decision was made based on the fact that the state now has more…

Besides, top American companies have formed a global task force to provide oxygen, medicines and supplies on a war footing to India. Also, a “strike team” of experts from the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) is being deployed to help combat the Indian pandemic.

Hey, doctor, Salix says. Check in with your IBS patients—they’re suffering in the pandemic bbulik Tue, 04/27/2021 – 17:40

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) ended the state’s pandemic public health orders on Tuesday, including the option for local governments to impose mask mandates for public spaces, and declared that the coronavirus is no longer a public health crisis…

The hospital operator plans to return $188 million in grants received during the first quarter after recording more than $400 million in relief grants in 2020 that it didn’t return.

The hospital operator plans to return $188 million in grants received during the first quarter after recording more than $400 million in relief grants in 2020 that it didn’t return.

The continued pause on Medicaid redeterminations and the marketplace special enrollment period helped push Centene’s profits to $699 million for the first quarter of 2021.

The program, dubbed the Digital Inclusion Challenge, is sponsored by Google Cloud and Michigan-based IT firm Miracle Software Systems. The winning team will receive $75,000 and will participate in a co-development program at Henry Ford Innovations.

The director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday said that the U.S. is seeing a “hopeful decline” in COVID-19 cases, signaling the vaccination effort might be contributing to the trend.During a press briefing,…

President Biden has not made a decision yet on whether to support a waiver of COVID-19 vaccine patents that backers say would help increase global access to vaccines, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday.Biden has been under pressure…

The Memphis, Tenn.-based hospital will expand patient care and research related to pediatric cancer, blood disorders, neurological diseases and infectious diseases.

Spotify podcast host Joe Rogan said last week that “healthy” young people don’t need to worry about getting the COVID-19 vaccine, countering health experts’ recommendations.On his show “The Joe Rogan Experience,” the podcast host urged people to get…

Executives seemed optimistic about the remainder of the year, raising full-year guidance as they see momentum coming from Medicaid and Affordable Care Act marketplace growth due to the special enrollment period.

Executives seemed optimistic about the remainder of the year, raising full-year guidance as they see momentum coming from Medicaid and Affordable Care Act marketplace growth due to the special enrollment period.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is walking back comments from the agency’s head on Friday recommending that pregnant women get the coronavirus vaccine.Director Rochelle Walensky said during a White House press briefing…

Critics of the Lifespan-Care New England deal have said a merger could drive up healthcare costs and cost jobs.

Providers will no longer need to complete eight hours of training before prescribing buprenorphine for patients with opioid use disorder, but they still must get a waiver from the federal government.

The change comes as more than half of U.S. adults — or about 140 million people — have received at least one dose of vaccine, and more than a third have been fully vaccinated.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: April 27, 2021

President Biden said Tuesday that it is his “hope and expectation” to share coronavirus vaccine doses with India and other countries in need but did not lay out a timetable for when his administration would begin sharing doses.Biden noted that he…

In the summer of 2009, when Diana was three and a half years old, her health took a tumble. She began to run high fevers and vomit, and gain weight at a baffling pace. She made several trips to the emergency room over the course… Read More »Surviving the Pandemic as a Kid With Chronic Illness

President Biden on Tuesday used new guidance from federal health officials about outdoor mask wearing to urge young people to get vaccinated against COVID-19.”The bottom line is clear: if you’re vaccinated, you can do more things, more safely, both…

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla says that an oral drug for COVID-19 could be ready next year. “If all goes well, and we implement the same speed that we are, and if regulators do the same, and they are, I hope that by the end of… Read More »Pfizer CEO: Oral drug to stop coronavirus could be ready next year

CHCs can use the money for COVID-19 related capital needs, build new facilities, renovate or expand existing facilities, or buy new equipment. Applications are due June 24.