The senior care industry is facing a severe staffing shortage, leading to compromised care quality and increased stress for seniors and their families. The shortage is exacerbated by low wages, inadequate benefits, and limited opportunities for career advancement. To address this, senior care centers need to invest in better wages, improve working conditions, offer career…
Older breast cancer patients undergoing immunotherapy experience similar rates of immune-related adverse events as younger patients. However, older patients had higher rates of nephritis, while younger patients had higher rates of transaminitis and higher-grade hypothyroidism. Older patients also required more interruptions in immunotherapy due to toxicity and a higher level of steroid use for management…
In the new legislative session, states are looking to implement new health policy trends in 2024 to increase oversight over healthcare costs. This applies not only to state Medicaid programs but also to private insurance. Several states have developed new programs to control drug costs, healthcare expenses, and mergers, while others are still determining the…
A study published in BioMedInformatics found that a Raspberry Pi device with a digital camera and a deep learning algorithm can detect facial palsy (FP) with high accuracy. The system proposed by researchers from Middle Technical University in Baghdad, Iraq achieved a 98 percent accuracy in detecting FP using a dataset of 20,600 images. This…
Prof. Wen-Bin Zhang and Dr. Jing Fang led a study on a single-domain protein catenane, which is a rare structure in nature. They achieved this design by introducing artificial entanglement in the structure and synthesizing it through post-translational processing events in cells. The cat-DHFR, a single-domain catenane, was thoroughly characterized and found to have enhanced…
Did you know that nearly half of women report having at least one problem with sexual function — whether its low desire, loss of arousal, trouble having an orgasm, or pain during sex? It’s not something that is often talked about. This has led to doctors being unsure of how to help and women feeling…
Pfizer, Sanofi, and Takeda Pharmaceutical, among other drugmakers, are planning to raise prices on over 500 drugs in the United States in January. The price hikes come ahead of the Biden Administration’s plan to publish discounted prices for high-cost drugs. These increases are largely within the 10% range and come amid concerns about inflation and…
The Government has disclosed that investments amounting to Rs 25813 crore have been made under the pharmaceuticals Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme as of September 2023. This information was released by the Government. This indicates a significant level of investment in the pharmaceutical sector through the PLI scheme. The scheme aims to incentivize and promote…
Hospitals and health systems are facing financial strain, leading to increased M&A activity. During the third quarter of 2023, 40% of health system M&A deals were driven by financial distress. Notable M&A deals this year include Kaiser Permanente’s acquisition of Geisinger Health, Presbyterian Healthcare Services and UnityPoint Health’s failed merger, Henry Ford Health’s plans to…
Novartis reported a 12% increase in sales in the third quarter of 2023, leading to an upgrade in its full-year guidance for core operating income. The company has completed its transition to a “pure-play” innovative medicines business, with Sandoz spun off as a separate entity. Novartis also achieved innovation milestones, including positive phase 3 results…
