Life insurance is not only important for individuals but also for businesses. Business owners can protect their company by obtaining key person insurance, which provides coverage in the event of the death or disability of a key employee. This type of policy helps to ensure the smooth continuation of operations by providing funds to hire […]
Erin Sinisgalli, a leader at St. Peter's Health Partners, spearheads a dedicated team focused on tackling tobacco cessation and pediatric obesity prevention. Even amidst the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, they successfully transformed their renowned smoking cessation support program into a virtual format, offering it for free with support from local health plans and community-based organizations.
Federal officials Tuesday approved an updated Covid-19 vaccine for use by anyone age 6 months or older, and health officials are urging people to get the shot amid a fall surge in cases. The Arizona Department of Health Services reported 2,476 new cases of Covid-19 in the week ending Sept. 6, down from preceding weeks […]
The collapse of an operating table during a Kansas City woman’s gall bladder surgery — after laparoscopic instruments had been inserted — has prompted a federal product liability lawsuit. Diana Caparro Chavez claims she suffered serious injuries and is suing the table’s manufacturer, Stryker Corp., based in Kalamazoo, Michigan. After being filed in April in […]
Venture firm Flagship Pioneering is looking to change the way it approaches business collaborations. The firm has elevated operating partner Amanda Kay to a new role: chief business development officer. The idea is to get Flagship-founded companies to think about business development — licensing deals, research collaborations and even potentially mergers and acquisitions — in […]
Humana filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas Fort Worth Division as it seeks to block a new policy that would enable Medicare to clawback $4.7 billion in payments to insurance companies. The new policy — called the “Final […]
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. CEO Reshma Kewalramani first came to the United States at the age of 11. A self-described awkward sixth-grader, she found comfort in two disciplines: math and science. “You could sit with a piece of paper or a book and really take yourself a long way from where you started,” Kewalramani said. “I […]
As the deployment of artificial intelligence explodes across industries, health care is poised for rapid change. Today, Bayer is deploying AI to shape the future of radiology and address significant challenges affecting radiologists, health systems, and patient care. In recent decades, advancements in radiology have improved the diagnostic quality of imaging scans and simultaneously reduced […]
WASHINGTON – The Biden administration targeted 10 prescription drugs Tuesday as part of the first-ever Medicare price negotiation, a move that it said could benefit 9 million beneficiaries – including 165,000 in Arizona. The medications, which are used to treat heart failure, blood clots, diabetes, arthritis, Crohn’s disease and more, account for the highest spending […]