Topline Europe’s monkeypox outbreak appears to have peaked, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, urging all countries to intensify efforts to curb transmission and push to eliminate the viru...
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Physicians Would Need Almost 27 Hours A Day To Provide Optimal Patient Care, Per New Study
In a new study published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, researchers found that in order to provide guideline-recommended care, a primary care physician would require nearly 26.7 hours pe...
Vaccine Stocks Dip: Moderna Sues Pfizer, BioNTech For Patent Infringement
Moderna (MRNA) said Friday it’s suing Pfizer (PFE) and BioNTech (BNTX) for patent infringement, claiming the duo copied its messenger RNA technology to make Covid vaccine Comirnaty. In response,...
The Healthcare Industry Is Crumbling Due To Staffing Shortages
The “great resignation” alongside the Covid-19 pandemic has reshaped the way people think about work. Indeed, for many industries over the last year, finding sustainable and reliable employees has bee...
Pfizer ‘surprised’ by Moderna COVID-19 vaccine patent lawsuit
Moderna (MRNA) said Friday it is suing Pfizer and BioNTech (PFE/BNTX), alleging the rival drug makers infringed three patents on the technology it used for its mRNA COVID-19 vaccine. In two lawsuits f...
Universal Vaccine Would Offer Better Protection Against Seasonal Flu, Study Suggests
Topline A universal vaccine could offer broader and better protection against the seasonal flu than current vaccines, which only protect against a narrow set of flu virus strains, according to researc...
Monkeypox Misinformation Is Spreading, Experts Warn—Here’s What You Need To Know About The Disease
Topline As monkeypox cases rise, public health experts and officials around the world are scrambling to contain the outbreak, but as scientists gather vital data, they also face the challenge of fast-...
The Healthcare System Is Facing Higher Acuity And More Sick Patients
Though the Covid-19 pandemic truly tested the capabilities of healthcare systems worldwide, the aftermath has created a similar problem: patients are sicker than ever before, and are requiring higher ...
Pfizer-BioNTech Covid Vaccine Is 73% Effective In Young Children, Study Finds
Topline Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine is effective in preventing illness from Covid-19 in nearly three in four young children and it provides protection across Covid-19 variants, according to a n...
Biden Administration Will Distribute 1.8 Million More Monkeypox Vaccine Doses
Topline The Biden administration on Thursday announced a series of new steps to ramp up its response to the monkeypox outbreak as cases continue to climb, making 1.8 million more monkeypox vaccine dos...
Teens’ Protection From Pfizer’s Covid Shot Fades Weeks After Vaccination—But Shot Still Wards Off Serious Illness, Study Finds
Topline The effectiveness of Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine in teens fades rapidly in the weeks after vaccination, according to research published Wednesday in JAMA Network Open, a finding tha...
What You Need To Know After Old Threat Was Discovered Spreading In New York, London
Topline Health officials in the U.K. and U.S. are scrambling to forestall the return of polio after the virus that causes it was discovered spreading in New York and London, urging parents to ensure k...
FDA Will Reportedly Change Dose Of Monkeypox Vaccine To Stretch Supplies
Topline The Biden administration plans to issue an emergency declaration as soon as Tuesday afternoon to allow healthcare workers to extract five vaccines from a one-dose Jynneos monkeypox vaccine via...
NVAX Stock Plummets As Covid Vaccine Sales Lag; Novavax Slashes Guidance
Novavax (NVAX) slashed its 2022 outlook late Monday, citing “evolving market dynamics” facing its Covid vaccine. NVAX stock crashed. X The decision followed a major second-quarter disappoi...
Vaccine Targeting Fast-Spreading Omicron Subvariants Could Be Ready For Fall As Pfizer, BioNTech Announce Trials
Topline Pfizer and BioNTech will begin trials of their updated mRNA Covid-19 vaccine designed to protect against the newer BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of the coronavirus latest this month, BioNTech ann...
Moderna Stock Jumps After Covid Vaccine Obliterates Sales Expectations
Moderna (MRNA) obliterated Covid vaccine sales forecasts on Wednesday and reported better-than-expected quarterly profit, leading Moderna stock to surge. X The company retained its full-year outlook f...
Monkeypox Symptoms Are Different From Previous Outbreaks, Doctors Warn
Topline People infected with monkeypox during the ongoing global outbreak are displaying symptoms not typically associated with the viral infection, according to research published in the British Medi...
Vaccine Rollout Was Weaker In Greater Black Populations And Rural Areas, Study Finds
Topline Healthcare facilities in U.S. counties with higher Black populations were 32% less likely to offer Covid-19 vaccines than areas with smaller than average Black populations, according to a new ...
U.S. to release 786,000 additional monkeypox vaccine doses as outbreak spreads
The U.S. will make 786,000 additional monkeypox vaccine doses available to local health departments “as soon as possible” after the Food and Drug Administration approved the shots for dist...
Apple’s Latest Report Details Its Bold Vision For Healthcare
For decades, Apple has taken the path less traveled. The company has never been viewed as a traditional healthcare company, but rather as a technology giant that has pioneered some of the most innovat...
Monkeypox Vaccine Gets Green Light In Europe
Topline The European Commission on Monday has given Danish biotech Bavarian Nordic permission to expand the label of its smallpox vaccine to include protection against monkeypox, days after the World ...
WHO Calls Monkeypox A Global Health Emergency
Topline The World Health Organization announced Saturday the spread of monkeypox constitutes a public health emergency of international concern, with “a clear risk of further international spread” as ...
Poor Covid Vaccination Rates—Including Older Adults And Healthcare Workers—Persist In Low-Income Countries, WHO Reports
Topline Only 28% of older adults and 37% of healthcare workers in low-income countries have received a primary course of Covid vaccines, and most have not received booster shots, the World Health Orga...
Monkeypox Vaccine Gets Thumbs Up From EU Regulator Amid Race To Improve Access
Topline The European Union’s medicines regulator has recommended expanding the label of a smallpox vaccine to include protection against monkeypox, paving the way for expanded access to the shot amid ...
Harvard’s Mass General Hospital Is Rolling Out A Massive Hospital-At-Home Program
Mass General Brigham (MGB) hospital system is one of the most famous organizations in the world, known for its cutting edge clinical care, research, and innovation. In its latest venture to reduce spe...
A One-Dose Monkeypox Vaccine Strategy Could Help Extend Scarce Supplies As U.S. Outbreak Grows
Topline Health officials in New York City, San Fransisco, Canada and the U.K. are stretching scarce monkeypox vaccine supplies by focusing on delivering as many first doses to high-risk groups as poss...
CDC Advisors Recommend Novavax Covid Vaccine For Adults
Topline A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory committee recommended approving Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine for adults on Tuesday, one week after the protein-based vaccine received emerge...