Researchers at Imperial College London in the UK have developed a flexible catheter system that is designed to enable access and treatment of the deep […]
Montana tweaking innovative hospital payment model, experts watching
Montana is signaling it might step away from an innovative way of setting the prices its public employee health plan pays hospitals for services, an […]
mRNA Therapy Prevents COVID Virus Entering Cells
Scientists at Oregon State University have developed a new treatment for COVID-19. The technology is based on mRNA, which has also been put to good […]
Centene’s low Medicare Advantage ratings jeopardize 2024 revenue
Centene’s quality scores for its Medicare Advantage plans came in worse than its executives expected, jeopardizing the insurer’s revenue in 2024. Federal regulators assess Medicare […]
Alzheimer’s Diagnostic Test Spots Amyloid β Exosomes in Blood
Researchers at Hokkaido University in Japan have developed a biomarker test for Alzheimer’s disease that detects amyloid β binding exosomes in a blood sample. While […]
CMS nursing home crackdown targets poorest performers
Nursing homes that consistently perform the worst compared with their peers will have to meet tougher standards and demonstrate systemic quality improvements in order to […]
Low Temperature Graphene Coating for Enhanced Wearables
Researchers at Caltech came up with a technique to coat flexible electronic circuits with graphene to enhance their durability on folding, as well as to […]
Pfizer expected to hike COVID vaccine price to $110-$130 per dose
Pfizer will charge $110 to $130 for a dose of its COVID-19 vaccine once the U.S. government stops buying the shots, but the drugmaker says […]
Scientists Teach Neurons to Play Pong
Scientists at Cortical Labs in Melbourne, Australia, along with international collaborators, have developed “DishBrain”, which is essentially a collection of neurons in a dish that […]
Sutter Health agrees to settlement for lab test billing
Sutter Health has agreed to pay more than $13 million to settle allegations of improper billing practices, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the […]