St. Louis-based Ascension on Tuesday said it’s expanding a pilot of an electronic health record tool from Google, a next step in the controversial partnership it struck with the tech giant in 2018. The pilot of Google’s tool, an interface on which clinicians will be able to search for patientContinue Reading
University Hospitals will serve as one of the first sites in the nation for a clinical trial evaluating an investigational drug for COVID-19 patients who don’t need to be hospitalized, according to a news release. A novel, orally-administered serine protease inhibitor called RHB-107 has demonstrated antiviral and potential tissue-protective effects,Continue Reading
University Hospitals will serve as one of the first sites in the nation for a clinical trial evaluating an investigational drug for COVID-19 patients who don’t need to be hospitalized, according to a news release. A novel, orally-administered serine protease inhibitor called RHB-107 has demonstrated antiviral and potential tissue-protective effects,Continue Reading
When Xavier Becerra was introduced as President Joe Biden’s nominee for HHS secretary in January, he said “No one should ever have to die alone in a hospital bed, loved ones forced to stay away.” He’s absolutely right. Sadly, isolation is still a reality for many people who are facingContinue Reading
As vaccination efforts continue to ramp up around the country, one thing is certain: Many remain hesitant. This reluctance stems from a lot of things — social media, anti-vaccination groups, religious objections, the lack of long-term data. Other concerns come from our country’s history of racist experimentation in medical careContinue Reading
Beating back COVID right now comes down to balancing supply and demand. With hopes pinned to vaccines, demand has far outstripped the supply of doses. But, as an increasing number of vaccine vials are shipped in coming weeks, the concern about shortages may well shift to human capital: the vaccinatorsContinue Reading
The Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court not to hear arguments in two cases on its March calendar about the Trump administration’s plan to remake Medicaid by requiring recipients to work. The Biden administration has been moving to roll back those Trump-era plans and cited “greatly changed circumstances” inContinue Reading
Inspectors found “significant deficiencies” at California’s new coronavirus testing laboratory, problems that state officials on Monday partly blamed on the rapid ramp-up they required from the lab’s private operator under terms of a $1.4 billion contract. A fraction of 1% of the more than 1.5 million tests processed at theContinue Reading
The Supreme Court declined to clarify how false claims should be verified under the False Claims Act, which could draw out some related healthcare cases, legal experts said. Hospice provider Care Alternatives asked the Supreme Court to review the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ determination that a false claimContinue Reading
Oscar Health has unveiled a plan to go public for $1.054 billion, making it the largest public debut by a health tech startup so far this year and there could be many more digital health startups maturing soon. As interest rates remain low and investment interest in the stock marketContinue Reading