People are the new ventilators and PPE | Hard times ahead for hospitals | COVID vaccine lines take shape

Early on in the COVID crisis, many hospital-based healthcare workers moved around to serve in COVID hotspots hurting for staff. They did so at scale and at will. Those were the good old days.

In some areas the business downturns may rival the low points of March and April, when the pandemic pummeled the healthcare economy.

With emergency-use applications for two COVID vaccines in the FDA’s hands, the public square is buzzing over who should get inoculated first.

The hospital many consider the best prepared in the U.S. to handle a pandemic prior to the COVID crisis now finds itself “on an absolutely catastrophic path.”

The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) is combining forces with two other groups to challenge the FDA final rule allowing broad, state-by-state importation of drugs from Canada.

When Amazon opened the doors of its drugstore business Nov. 17, the potential competitive ramifications rattled that industry on many levels. Would establishment drug sellers stand a chance against the mighty retail innovator?

Psychological researchers have used AI to not only test a hypothesis on COVID-related behaviors but also to help come up with the hypothesis in the first place.

In addition, 49% of U.S. adults said the fear of unexpected bills keeps them from seeking care. 

Chest CT exams and artificial intelligence are two top tools rads can utilize to address the social determinants of health and promote equity.