Five Companies Sign Agreement to Participate in National Health Data-Sharing Network
WASHINGTON — Five healthcare companies took another step toward becoming part of a nationwide network to exchange patient health information on Tuesday. “I feel like we’re watching the Big Bang occur in 2023,” HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said during an event held at HHS headquarters here. He congratulated “the entities who stepped up early to […]
Replacing saturated fat and salt with herbs/spices is both tasty and healthy
In response to the low-fat craze of the 1990s, many food companies removed saturated fats from their products, only to replace them with sugars to maintain their palatability. Unfortunately, the resulting products were no healthier than the originals, and the average person today consumes too much saturated fat. Now, a team of Penn State researchers […]
Be Wary of Amniotic Fluid Eye Drops, FDA Says
In its ongoing battle against companies selling unapproved stem cell products, the FDA issued a safety communication earlier this month about amniotic fluid eye drops being improperly marketed for dry eye disease. The communication links to earlier letters to two manufacturers — makers of Regener-Eyes and StimulEyes — warning that the products would need an […]
Online Gender-Affirming Services Can Be Appealing, Though Often Don’t Take Insurance
MIAMI — Some telemedicine companies offering gender-affirming hormone treatment offered an affordable alternative to traditional care models, a researcher reported at the Sexual Medicine Society of North America (SMSNA) annual meeting. A review of available services from six direct-to-consumer platforms — Folx Health, True U Clinic, QueerDoc, Q, TransClinique, and Plume — found that all […]
‘Viagra’-Laced Honey; CDC Raises Alarm on Another Virus; Health Workforce $$ Coming
Note that some links may require registration or subscription. The FDA warned four companies against selling tainted honey-based products that contained ingredients not listed on the label, including active drug ingredients found in Cialis and Viagra. In other agency news, the FDA may issue an emergency use authorization for Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine as early as […]
Private Equity Is Ruining American Healthcare
For-profit insurance companies have long been regarded as the ultimate offenders in medical profiteering. However, they distract from the unscrupulous involvement of private equity (PE) in medicine, a similarly culpable and even more insidious economic titan. PE is a unique, unregulated investment platform with the objective of aggressively generating short-term revenue for the firm and […]
House Report Spotlights Drug Company Stock Buybacks, High Salaries
WASHINGTON — Pharmaceutical companies spend lavishly on stock buybacks and executive salaries even as Americans struggle to pay for their high-cost prescription drugs, Democratic House members said. “For too long, Big Pharma has charged patients in this country exorbitant prices for critically needed drugs,” said Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), chairwoman of the House Oversight and […]