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Elizabeth Holmes, founder and former CEO of Theranos, arrives for motion hearing on Monday, Nov. 4, 2019, at the U.S. District Court House inside Robert F. Peckham Federal Building in San Jose, California. Yichuan Cao | NurPhoto | Getty Images SAN JOSE, CALIF. — A representative for Betsy DeVos’s family office told jurors in the […]
Charlize Theron says countries have to start sharing vaccines if we are to reach the World Health Organization’s goal of vaccinating 70% of the planet next year. The actress, who has joined the social justice organisation Ford Foundation, wants the World Trade Organization to agree a waiver on vaccine patents – so countries can manufacture […]
Yesterday me and this girl were up late and we were physically close to each other. I was not planning to talk to her for so long, and we were both sitting on the floor right next to each other. I had told her before it was the first day of my period. I was […]
Startups and insurers alike are jumping onto the virtual primary care bandwagon, with the idea of routing patients to virtual visits to reduce costs and build up a rapport with a primary care physician. Cigna is the latest insurer to join the trend, announcing on Tuesday that it plans to offer a virtual-first health plan […]
Facebook kept showing me ads for this LOFT Pumpkin Spice Sweater and I just couldn’t resist (despite it being grossly overpriced). Well, thankfully it ended up being much softer and higher quality than I expected so I didn’t feel so bad about paying $35 for a sweater I couldn’t wear all winter. I’m definitely NOT…
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Getty Images Paediatric doctors could soon find themselves on the front lines of a US government plan to get some 28 million school-aged children in line for their coronavirus jabs. Advisory boards to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday decided that the benefits of […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — In March, as claims about the dangers and ineffectiveness of coronavirus vaccines spun across social media and undermined attempts to stop the spread of the virus, some Facebook employees thought they had found a way to help. By altering how posts about vaccines are ranked in people’s newsfeeds, researchers at the company […]
Providers and payers agree that the prior authorization process needs to improve, but they have widely differing views on how to accomplish that. Legislators have now stepped in with their own plan to streamline the prior authorization process under the Medicare Advantage program, which has gained support from both sides of the aisle. Dubbed the […]
Travelers coming to the U.S. will need to abide by a new set of COVID-19 vaccine and testing requirements, according to a change in guidelines from the White House and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The new guidelines involve COVID-19 vaccines, testing, and contact tracing for people flying into the U.S. These updated […]
In its fourth fundraise in the past two years, decentralized clinical trials startup Medable raised $304 million. The round was co-led by Blackstone Growth, Tiger Global, and returning investor GSR Ventures. The company has now raised a total of $521 million to date, giving it a $2.1 billion valuation. It plans to invest the funds […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. moved a step closer to expanding COVID-19 vaccinations for millions more children as government advisers on Tuesday endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer’s shots for 5- to 11-year-olds. A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted unanimously, with one abstention, that the vaccine’s benefits in preventing COVID-19 in that age group […]
Every person wants to be healthy and have mental wellbeing that mirrors their physical state, and both of them are intertwined together and they should call attention to the importance of keeping both vibrant and strong. If you are struggling physically or have mental wellbeing issues, you might seek ways to improve yourself. You might…
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On October 6, 2021, the agency found the strain of bacteria that causes melioidosis inside a bottle of aromatherapy spray in the home of the patient from Georgia who got sick in July. Investigators are currently looking into whether the bacteria they found in the Walmart aromatherapy spray is a genetic match for the bacteria […]
Immunity against Covid-19 is more complicated than the binary yes-or-no of vaccination status or the presence of antibodies. While vaccine protection against hospitalization and severe disease remains high, a small but significant number of fully vaccinated individuals are experiencing breakthrough infections. As we enter the second fall of Covid-19, we are faced with a more […]
Do you need a simple hack to quickly turn your relationship around? Are things going south in your marriage right now? Are you feeling stuck, sad and disappointed in your partner? Perhaps your love life is stale and boring. Or distant and angry. Or cold and sexless. Have you been thinking about leaving altogether? But […]