Digital healthcare tools are driving us towards better reimbursement models in healthcare. The traditional fee-for-service arrangements have caused misaligned incentives across the board for patients, physicians, and payers – and proved a huge obstacle to improving care. Transactional models don’t prioritize outcomes or encourage physicians to use cost-saving measures, which […]
India, China Pharmaceutical Companies Face Increasing Scrutiny In Washington
An advocacy group for local generic drug manufacturers, called the Americans for Safe Drugs, says … [+] most people want their essential medicines made here. And foreign labs giving FDA warnings shouldn’t be selling to the U.S. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images) Getty Images The pandemic revealed gaping holes in […]
Reset Your Post Easter Fitness Goals With These Tips
Easter is a time of the year when many of us get to take a few days off work and spend some important time with family and friends but, with a relaxed schedule, it is also a time when we tend to indulge in too much food and drink. For […]
OSHA proposes to revoke Arizona’s State Plan status | 2022-04-21
Washington — Citing Arizona’s “pattern of failures to adopt and enforce standards and enforcement policies at least as effective” as those used by OSHA, the agency is proposing to “reconsider and revoke” the final approval of the state’s State Plan for oversight of worker safety and health. Published in the […]
Mental health tips by psychologist that every woman should follow | Health
If you are a woman and reading this, it’s a reminder for you to take care of your mental health every single day. Prioritising mental health is important for everyone to promote overall well-being and protect against mental illnesses. However mental illnesses impact men and women differently. For instance, depression […]
Hardeep Singh, M.D., Wins Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award
Hardeep Singh, M.D., M.P.H., an informatics leader at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and the Baylor College of Medicine, is the recipient of Individual Achievement Award in the 20th John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards. The Joint Commission and National Quality Forum (NQF) name Eisenberg winners […]
Big pharma profiting off of the pandemic neglects public health | Opinion
(Gabriela Mendoza / Daily Titan) Millions of lives were at stake when the COVID-19 pandemic loomed over the United States with no mass vaccine distribution. Despite big pharmaceutical companies swooping in to the rescue, they are not heroes but pandemic profiteers. American vaccine manufacturers like Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & […]
Group wants $25M for school health centers
A group of school leaders and advocates is calling on Michigan to expand its school-based health clinics. Amid increasing concerns about mental health because of the pandemic, the School-Community Health Alliance of Michigan wants $25 million in the upcoming fiscal year to establish 100 more school-based health centers. This request […]
Propel Center Announces Additional $1,000,000 in Industry Impact Grants
As part of the second round of its Industry Impact Grants program, five Health Innovation & Research Grants of $200k each are now available to HBCUs for innovative projects focusing on health-related research ATLANTA, April 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Offering world class opportunities to conduct quality research and create innovation for […]
how is it changing the pharma industry?
The pharmaceutical industry has faced enormous and unprecedented challenges in this period, affecting the lives of all of us. It is a huge and elaborate industry that ranges from large multinationals to small pharmacies. And today we can say it: on the whole, it has responded to these unprecedented phases […]