Otsuka’s kidney therapy gets accelerated FDA approval
Voyxact gets accelerated approval, offering investors a new entrant in the high-value kidney disease market. The Food and…
Portland long-term acute care hospital will shutter, lay off 310 employees
Vibra Healthcare, which operates Oregon’s sole long-term acute care hospital in Portland, plans to shut down operations early…
Trump admin claims win as UK bows to pressure on NHS drug spending – POLITICO
The NICE threshold will rise to £25,000 to £35,000 for every quality adjusted life year. In return for…
East Portland Long-Term Care Hospital to Close
Willamette Week is in the middle of our most important annual fundraiser. As a local independent news outlet,…
Eating Alone Is Really Bad for Older Adults, Study Finds
Eating alone can be a peaceful, almost meditative experience. But that’s internally. Externally, it looks pretty sad. There…
Long COVID patients face more than double the healthcare costs after diagnosis
People with Long COVID use the health service significantly more than they did before their diagnosis. These patients…
Forum: IP rider changes aimed at retaining original purpose of protecting patients against large bills
We thank Mr Andrew Tan and Dr Chua Jun Jin for their letters “Increase co-payment only for policyholders…
the dream of digitising human bodies for healthcare (and the nightmare)
In the 1966 film Fantastic Voyage, a spacecraft and its crew are shrunk to microscopic size and injected…
Cornerstone, time capsule rededicated as BTHC expansion nears completion – PembinaValleyOnline.com
Twenty-five years ago, Boundary Trails Health Centre (BTHC) opened its doors in the Pembina Valley. At the time,…
Pennsylvania loses hundreds of pharmacies after a law promised help
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to…
FDA offers staff “agentic AI” to support pre-market reviews, other tasks
Mario Aguilar covers technology in health care, including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, wearable devices, telehealth, and digital therapeutics.…
Chairman of vaccine committee leaves for new HHS job
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s controversial vaccine advisory committee will be meeting later this week under…