By Anna Edney, Bloomberg, Oct 20, 2020. U.S. drug-safety inspectors have found continuing quality-control problems at a New Jersey plant Eli Lilly & Co. is using to help produce its Covid-19 antibody therapy, posing a
By Blake Farmer, NPR, Oct 22, 2020. When Darius Settles died from COVID-19 on the Fourth of July, his family and the city of Nashville, Tenn., were shocked. Even the mayor noted the passing of… Read More
By John Commins, Health Leaders Media, Oct 26, 2020. One-in-three older Americans is prescribed inappropriate medications and that leads to increased hospitalizations and an additional $458 a year in per-patient healthcare spending, according to new… Read More
By Amy Norton, US News, Sep 03, 2020. A group of widely used medications might speed up older adults’ mental decline — especially if they are at increased risk of dementia, a new study hints…. Read More
By Marshall Allen, ProPublica, Aug 01, 2020. As she waited for the results of her rapid COVID-19 test, Rachel de Cordova sat in her car and read through a stack of documents given to her… Read More
By David Tuller, STAT News, Aug 26, 2020. As the coronavirus pandemic rolls on, an unknown number of seemingly recovered patients are experiencing what is being called post-Covid syndrome — weeks or months of profound… Read More
By Sasha Chavkin, ICIJ-International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, Aug 26, 2020. The German pharmaceutical giant Bayer has agreed to pay $1.6 billion to settle tens of thousands of United States claims related to its birth… Read More
By Juliet Isselbacher, STAT News, Aug 03, 2020. As Covid-19 continues to strain the country’s hospital system, new research exposes a striking gap in access to ICU care from one community to the next. The… Read More
By Usha Lee McFarling, STAT News, Jul 21, 2020. When dermatologist Jenna Lester learned that rashes on skin and toes were a symptom of Covid-19, she started searching the medical literature for images of what… Read More
Since February of last year, tens of thousands of patients hospitalized at one of Minnesota’s largest health systems have had their discharge planning decisions informed with help from an artificial intelligence model. But few if… Read More