CVS to sell Omnicare, the nursing home pharmacy giant, for $250m
After a decade operating under CVS Health’s umbrella, the nation’s largest nursing home pharmacy provider is poised to…
CVS affiliation with Mass General could increase primary care access, but at what cost?
At an April Health Policy Commission meeting, commissioner Martin Cohen worried that the services would be “primary care…
Trump fails to calm fears about war’s economic toll
The reaction: Oil prices surged after Trump started speaking, with Brent crude climbing to nearly $110 a barrel…
Massachusetts hospital EDs have a mental health ‘boarding’ problem
Those numbers have improved slightly in recent years — wait times over 12 hours for mental health patients…
Stryker cyberattack delays some surgeries
(Bloomberg) — The cyberattack against Stryker Corp. has delayed surgeries for some patients, the company said Wednesday, adding…
Trump Iran war goes on, oil prices keep going up
Past energy shocks have plunged the country into economic turmoil. OPEC’s oil embargo in 1973 and the start…
Nutritionists respond as RFK Jr. challenges Dunkin’s sugar content
According to the American Heart Association, the recommended added sugar intake for men is 36 grams and for…
Point32Health lays off more employees
Point32Health may have begun to reduce its losses with the decision not to cover GLP-1s for weight loss…
Lost insurance coverage for GLP-1 weight-loss drugs? Tell us.
With health care spending on wildly popular GLP-1 drugs for weight loss soaring, local insurers got stricter this…
Archaeologists Found 23,000-Year-Old Footprints That Rewrite the Story of Humans in America
Studying preserved footprints in New Mexico continues to provide insight into the first human movements in North America.…
ChatGPT, Claude offer health information. Is it safe?
And now OpenAI is launching a new service, ChatGPT Health, dedicated to medical information. Here you can directly…
Portland Museum revives Grace Hartigan’s legacy in retrospective
PORTLAND, Maine — Grace Hartigan “cursed like a sailor, often dressed in men’s clothing, and prized work over…