Tuesday, January 17, 2023: Life Sciences

Pfizer Inc. said it will sell its drugs to 45 low-income countries at a not-for-profit price, including off-patent medicines like chemotherapies and oral cancer treatments. The pharmaceutical manufacturer will now offer 500 products as part of a program to increase...

Tuesday, January 17, 2023: Life Sciences

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that it is “very unlikely” the Pfizer omicron booster carries a risk of stroke for seniors. According to a CDC spokesperson, the Vaccine Safety Datalink detected that 130 of the 550,000 seniors who received the...

Tuesday, January 17, 2023: Mental Health

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issued a new policy stipulating that U.S. military veterans who are in a suicidal crisis will be eligible for free emergency medical care from the VA. The policy, effective today (January 17), covers up to 30 days of inpatient...

Tuesday, January 17, 2023: Providers

Hospitals are reducing or omitting maternity services as they attempt to shed unprofitable business lines. Hospital administrators say closures are driven by low Medicaid reimbursement rates, staffing shortages and, in some cases, declining birth rates in areas the...