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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 Communities
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 Communities
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 Communities
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.
CMO
Excessive Drinking During the Pandemic Increased CA's Alcoholic Liver Disease Death Rates
The rate peaked at 13.2 deaths per 100,000 residents in 2021, nearly double the rate from two decades ago.
Supply Chain
U.S. Senate Bill Tackles Medical Supply Chain Weaknesses
The legislation gives the executive enhanced powers to cut red tape and reduce trade barriers with 'trusted allies.'
Pharma
Indivior, 42 AGs Reach $102M Suboxone Antitrust Settlement
The AGs had claimed that Invidior used 'product hopping' to block competition from generics for its opioid treatment drug.