Tag: medical
Sailor Who Tried to Access Biden’s Medical Records Was Disciplined by Navy
The sailor searched the name “Joseph Biden” in a government database three times in late February, according to the Navy.
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Biden Officials Pressed Trans Medical Group to Change Guidelines for Minors, Court Filings Show
Newly released emails from an influential group issuing transgender medical guidelines indicate that U.S. health officials lobbied to remove age minim [...]
Biden Proposes Dropping Medical Debt From Credit Reports
The move would offer relief to millions of Americans who need a better credit score to get an apartment or a car, but it would not wipe out their fina [...]
Roche alleges counterfeit diabetes medical devices were sold on Amazon
Roche, one of the world's largest biotech companies, said "dangerous counterfeits" of its diabetes medical devices ended up for sale on Amazon to be b [...]
Medical Device Maker Semler Scientific Buys $17 Million More Bitcoin, Plans $150 Millon Offering For Future Purchase
"Semler remains focused on our two strategies of expanding our healthcare business and acquiring and holding bitcoin," said Doug Murphy-Chutorian, MD, [...]
Higher medical costs are pinching CVS, UnitedHealth
A UnitedHealth Group health insurance card is seen in a wallet, Oct.14, 2019.Lucy Nicholson | ReutersGood afternoon! Health insurers are feeling the [...]
Humana reports grim 2024 forecast due to soaring medical costs
Signage is displayed on a Humana Inc. office building in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019. Humana is scheduled to release earnings [...]
How ValueAct may help boost margins at this Japanese medical device company
Dobrila Vignjevic | E+ | Getty ImagesCompany: Nihon Kohden Company: Nihon Kohden (6849.T-JP)Business: Nihon Kohden is a Japan-based company engaged i [...]
Monica Bertagnolli, NIH’s New Leader, Wants to Broaden Participation in Medical Research
In a wide-ranging interview, Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli, the director of the National Institutes of Health, discussed drug patents, trust in science an [...]
‘Medical Freedom’ Activists Take Aim at New Target: Childhood Vaccine Mandates
Mississippi has long had high childhood immunization rates, but a federal judge has ordered the state to allow parents to opt out on religious grounds [...]
Peace Corps, Criticized for Medical Care, Settles Wrongful-Death Suit for $750,000
Bernice Heiderman, a 24-year-old Peace Corps volunteer, died of undiagnosed malaria in the African island nation of Comoros in 2018. Her family sued.
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UK's top civil servant takes medical leave
Simon Case, who will be off work for a few weeks, had been expected to appear at the Covid inquiry.
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Legal Actions Seek Guarantee of Abortion Access for Patients in Medical Emergencies
New cases say fear and confusion about abortion bans in three states are causing doctors and hospitals to deny medically necessary abortions.
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Humana rises after medical costs came in lower than expected
A Humana office in Louisville, Kentucky, US, on Monday, July 31, 2023.Jon Cherry | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesHumana shares rose Wednesday after the heal [...]
Medical Officer Reassigned After Migrant Child’s Death in Border Agency Custody
The NewsU.S. Customs and Border Protection has removed its chief medical officer from his position after an 8-year-old girl died in the agency’s custo [...]