Amazon probará drones para entregar medicamentos a tu puerta
VIERNES, 20 de Octubre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Pronto, podrías salir a la entrada de tu casa y esperar que los medicamentos recetados te caigan del cielo.El miércoles, Amazon Pharmacy anunció que comenzará a probar la entrega rápida de medicamento…
Learn MoreAmazon to Test Drones to Deliver Prescriptions to Your Door
THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Soon, you may be able to step out on your front porch and wait for your prescription medication to drop from the sky. On Wednesday, Amazon Pharmacy announced that it is starting to test speedy prescription d…
Learn MoreRite Aid Pharmacy Chain Files for Bankruptcy
MONDAY, Oct. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The drugstore chain Rite Aid has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, due largely to competition and thousands of lawsuits for its role in allegedly filling unlawful opioid prescriptions.The company filed a notice…
Learn MoreBiden Administration Moves to Boost Health Care to the Homeless
MONDAY, Oct. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new rule allows health care providers to be reimbursed for treating homeless people wherever they are, rather than just in hospitals or clinics. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services began allowi…
Learn MoreKaiser Permanente Reaches Tentative Deal With 75,000 Health Care Workers
FRIDAY, Oct. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A tentative deal has been reached between Kaiser Permanente and its 75,000 health care workers following a three-day strike last week.”The frontline health care workers of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Un…
Learn MoreMore Than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente Union Workers Go on Strike
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Health care workers who serve millions of Americans began a three-day strike on Wednesday after contract negotiations over staffing levels stalled.More than 75,000 members of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanen…
Learn MoreMore Than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente Union Workers Could Strike on Wednesday
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Health care workers who serve millions of Americans could strike Wednesday if Kaiser Permanente and union workers do not reach an agreement.More than 75,000 members of the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions…
Learn MoreIncreasing Proportion of Visits Delivered by Nurse Practitioners, PAs
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The proportion of visits delivered by nurse practitioners and physician assistants increased from 2013 to 2019 in the United States, according to a study published online Sept. 14 in The BMJ.Sadiq Y. Patel,…
Learn MoreEven Five Years Postapproval, Many Drug Studies Remain Nonpublic
FRIDAY, Sept. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Only a fraction of evidence from completed studies is available publicly before drugs receive U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval, according to a study published in the August issue of Health Affairs Sc…
Learn MorePrivate Equity Ownership Tied to Higher Costs to Patients
FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Private equity ownership of health care operations is associated with increases in costs to patients and decreases in quality of care, according to a review published online July 19 in The BMJ.Alexander Borsa,…
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