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FDA approves first COVID-19 drug: antiviral remdesivir
U.S. regulators on Thursday approved the first drug to treat COVID-19: remdesivir, an antiviral medicine given through an IV for…
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Medicaid enrollment boost wouldn’t offset lower utilization, payer mix changes
Safety-net providers could get some financial relief from an uptick in Medicaid enrollment early next year, but it probably won’t…
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Prices spike as exam glove supplies dwindle, GPO says
The available supply of medical-grade exam gloves may not meet the projected demand over the next 12 months, which will…
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HHS reverses course on COVID-19 grant reporting requirements
HHS on Thursday announced it is reversing course on requirements on healthcare providers receiving COVID-19 relief grants that prohibited them…
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CommonSpirit’s CHI St. Luke’s threatens to end contracts with two major insurers
CommonSpirit Health’s CHI St. Luke’s is threatening to end its contracts with two major health insurers if they don’t agree…
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Meet the CEO who’ll run Cook County Health
Like many hospital and clinic leaders, 42-year-old Rocha will face pressure to manage tectonic shifts in health care, driven partly…
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Not Just Faxes
By KIM BELLARD I missed it when it was first announced in Japan, but fortunately the U.S. mainstream media has…
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Regulators, experts take up thorny vaccine study issues
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. regulators who will decide the fate of COVID-19 vaccines are taking an unusual step: Asking…
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2020 Rising Star: Fallon Lebedowicz
Fallon Lebedowicz, EDAC, associate, CO Architects (Los Angeles) Fallon Lebedowicz began laying the foundation for a career in healthcare design…
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Ochsner Health, Loyola University New Orleans launch nursing program
Ochsner Health and Loyola University New Orleans have partnered to launch a new pre-licensure undergraduate nursing program, the organizations announced…
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