Public Health
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Colorado Legal Settlement Would Up Care and Housing Standards for Trans Women Inmates
DENVER — Taliyah Murphy received a letter in early 2018 about a soon-to-be-filed class-action lawsuit brought on behalf of transgender…
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Merck (MRK) Q4 earnings report 2023
The logo for Merck & Co. is displayed on a screen at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New…
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Is the Nation’s Primary Care Shortage as Bad as Federal Data Suggest?
Federal policymakers have been trying for a long time to lure more primary care providers to understaffed areas. The Biden administration boosted…
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Neuralink competitor Synchron buys equity stake in manufacturer
Philip O’Keefe, one of Synchron’s patients in the SWITCH clinical trial, was the first person in the world to tweet…
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Surge in Syphilis Cases Leads Some Providers to Ration Penicillin
Catherine Sweeney, WPLN When Stephen Miller left his primary care practice to work in public health a little under two…
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More ‘Navigators’ Are Helping Women Travel to Have Abortions
Chloe Bell is a case manager at the National Abortion Federation. She spends her days helping people cover the cost…
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We’re trimming a health-care stock ahead of earnings — hedging our bets on business in China
We’re selling 95 shares of GE Healthcare at roughly $74. Following Wednesday’s trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 1,150…
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Ketamine Therapy for Mental Health a ‘Wild West’ for Doctors and Patients
In late 2022, Sarah Gutilla’s treatment-resistant depression had grown so severe, she was actively contemplating suicide. Raised in foster care,…
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Montana Vows Changes to Avoid Delayed Contracts. Some Health Providers Still Await Back Pay.
The head of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services said the agency has nearly cleared its backlog…
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The FTC Is Attacking Drugmakers’ ‘Patent Thickets’
The Federal Trade Commission has challenged the validity of over 100 drug product patents, focusing on devices used to deliver…
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