The ‘Pandemic Agreement’: What it is, What it isn’t, and What it Could Mean for the U.S.
(By Josh Michaud, Jennifer Kates, and Anna Rouw for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Apr 01, 2024) Countries are nearing
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Emerging Health Issues
The Food is Medicine movement originators are trying to standardize medically tailored meals
(By Nicholas Florko for STAT) WASHINGTON — Food corporations, grocery stores, and even tech companies are claiming they are a
Read MoreConcerns Grow Over Quality of Care as Investor Groups Buy Not-for-Profit Nursing Homes
(By Harris Meyer for KFF Health News) Shelly Olson’s mother, who has dementia, has lived at the Scandia Village nursing
Read MoreBiden Team, UnitedHealth Struggle to Restore Paralyzed Billing Systems After Cyberattack
(By Darius Tahir and Bernard J. Wolfson and Daniel Chang for KFF Health News) Margaret Parsons, one of three dermatologists
Read MoreThe ransomware groups targeting healthcare
(By Naomi Diaz for Becker’s Hospital Review) Russia-based ransomware gang ALPHV/Blackcat, aka BlackCat, has made headlines due to its attack
Read MoreRSV vaccines may be linked to small increased risk of developing Guillain-Barré syndrome, data suggest
(By Helen Branswell for STAT) The new vaccines that protect older adults against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, may be
Read MoreNew research: 134K+ cancer cases were missed in 2020
(By Ashleigh Hollowell for Becker’s Hospital Review) There were around 134,395 cases of cancer that went undiagnosed in U.S. adults
Read MoreIn California, Faceoff Between Major Insurer and Health System Shows Hazards of Consolidation
(By Annie Sciacca for KFF Health News) For weeks, more than half a million Anthem Blue Cross enrollees who receive
Read MoreIs Housing Health Care? State Medicaid Programs Increasingly Say ‘Yes’
(By Angela Hart for KFF Health News) States are plowing billions of dollars into a high-stakes health care experiment that’s
Read MoreWhere Are the Nation’s Primary Care Providers? It’s Not an Easy Answer
(By Rae Ellen Bichell for KFF Health News) Clinicians at Valley-Wide Health Systems never know who will appear at their
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