As a health economist, researcher in evidence-based medicine, and consultant to biopharma executives, I am no stranger to data. We all want more of it, to make sense of it, and to use it…
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GoodRx reported falling revenue for the fourth quarter, but its stock rallied early Wednesday after beating earnings expectations. The company, best known for its drug cost transparency tools, reported $184.1 million in revenue for Q4…
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More and more healthcare leaders are beginning to treat violence as a public health issue as gun deaths and other forms of assault continue to impact communities across the country. One large health system…
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The healthcare sector is struggling with staffing shortages. Travel nurses help bridge the gaps, enabling healthcare facilities to maintain service levels. While the use of travel nurses has been necessary, it has led to…
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Eli Lilly is cutting insulin prices, and this time it’s for real.
Months after a Twitter account posing as the drugmaker went viral with a tweet stating, “insulin is free now,” the company on Wednesday…
The cybersecurity threat environment changes constantly, and the healthcare industry is one of the highest-value targets for malicious actors. According to the 2023 Breach Barometer report from Protenus, 59.7 million patient records were…
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Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a biosensor that is based on protein nanowires that are created by bacteria. The protein nanowires are highly sensitive to ammonia, in this case, which…
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Researchers at MIT have developed soft robotic heart replicas that closely match the anatomy of real people. The researchers used medical images of patient hearts to construct computer models that are suitable for 3D…
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Social Determinants of Health and InteroperabilityBy Jada Parker
Jada Parker is a public health graduate student at George Washington University.
Social determinants of health (SDOH) have a huge impact on population health….
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How Healthcare is Using AI to Address the Staffing ShortageBy Ed Ricks
Ed Ricks, MHA is managing director of healthcare consulting for Baker Tilly US of Chicago, IL.
One of the greatest challenges…
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