Several lawmakers questioned whether the company had become so large — with tentacles in every aspect of the nation’s medical care — that the effects of the hack were outsize.
Category: Medicine and Health
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U.S. Lags Behind Other Countries in Hepatitis-C Cures
Despite an arsenal of drugs, many Americans are still unaware of their infections until it’s too late. A Biden initiative languishes without Congressional approval.
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Millions of Girls in Africa Will Miss HPV Shots After Merck Production Problem
The company has told countries that it can supply only 18.8 million of the 29.6 million doses it was contracted to deliver this year.
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Hospitals Must Get Written Patient Consent for Pelvic Exams, H.H.S. Says
In a letter to teaching hospitals, the federal health agency said that institutions could lose Medicare funding if they didn’t comply.
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4 Things You Need to Know About Health Care Cyberattacks
Despite the explosion in ransomware hacks like the one against Change Healthcare, regulation is spotty and few new safeguards have been proposed to protect patient data, vulnerable hospitals and medical groups.
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Menthol Cigarette Bans Can Reduce Smoking Rates, Study Finds
As public health groups pressure the Biden administration to impose a ban on menthol cigarettes, research suggests similar moves in other countries have led to lower smoking rates.
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Why Wellness Culture Has Cozied Up to Leeches
The bloodsucking worms might conjure an era of vampiric pseudoscience, but their powerful jaws are inspiring new applications.
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Journal Retracts Studies Cited in Federal Court Ruling Against Abortion Pill
The journal found that the studies, which had suggested that medication abortion is unsafe, included incorrect factual assumptions and misleading presentation of the data.
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What to Know About the Federal Law at the Heart of the Latest Supreme Court Abortion Case
The federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, known as EMTALA, requires hospitals to provide medically necessary care to stabilize patients in emergency situations.
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Workplace Wellness Programs Have Little Benefit, Study Finds
An Oxford researcher measured the effect of popular workplace mental health interventions, and discovered little to none.
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U.S. Diet Panel Adds Another Researcher With Alcohol Industry Ties
After dropping two Harvard experts who had received industry support, the National Academies turned to a colleague with a similar background.
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Behind the Shortage Keeping Cancer Patients From Chemo
Key drugs have been in scarce supply, revealing a deep crisis in the generic drug industry.