February 20, 2025- How bad is the flu right now? Can people get the bird flu? How do you get bird flu? What states have bird flu? Are measles going around? How contagious are measles? American Medical Association's (AMA) Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses the current bird flu outbreak 2025—including cases of avian flu among … [Read more...]

February 19, 2025- A new study shows that bird flu may have silently spread from animals to some veterinarians. The study published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention echoes two smaller ones that detected evidence of infection in previously undiagnosed farmworkers, according to PBS. In those studies, several of the infected workers remembered having … [Read more...]

February 19, 2025- B. Braun Medical Inc. (B. Braun) announced the launch of the Emergency Department Single-Shot Nerve Block Tray to the U.S. market. The tray is specifically designed for emergency departments and supports clinicians in providing safe, effective pain management while reducing opioid use and its complications in acute care settings. Featuring advanced echogenic … [Read more...]

February 19, 2025- Fainting or blacking out, also known as syncope, is a temporary loss of consciousness due to insufficient blood flow to the brain. There are different types of syncope, such as vasovagal syncope, the most benign kind of fainting, simple fainting without a serious underlying cause, which is common. The syncope that most concerns healthcare professionals is … [Read more...]

February 19, 2025- Investments in primary care are declining and fewer clinicians are entering the field at a time when chronic disease rates are rising, according to a new report from researchers at the American Academy of Family Physicians and Becker's. The report, "The Health of US Primary Care: 2025 Scorecard Report — The Cost of Neglect," points to underlying challenges … [Read more...]

February 18, 2025- Management of Teleflex Incorporated will be presenting at the Raymond James & Associates 46th Annual Institutional Investors Conference at the JW Marriott Grande Lakes, Orlando, FL, on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at 3:25 p.m. (ET). A live audio webcast of the conference presentation, along with the accompanying slide presentation, will be available on the … [Read more...]

February 19, 2025- Tenet Healthcare's strong Q4 revenue and income results are driven in large part by its partnership and growth in ambulatory surgery centers, according to Healthcare Finance News. Tenet partners with United Surgical Partners International (USPI), among the largest ambulatory surgery platforms in the United States. USPI adjusted EBITDA (earnings before … [Read more...]

February 18, 2025- The US is in the throes of an unusually intense and severe flu season, with hospitalization rates topping the levels seen with Covid-19 at some points of the pandemic, according to CNN. On top of the flu infection itself, doctors say they’re seeing large numbers of patients with some of its most devastating complications. In children, specialists say … [Read more...]

February 18, 2025- CVS Health® has named Ed DeVaney president of the company’s CVS Caremark® pharmacy benefit management business. He was named interim president in December 2024. DeVaney will report to Prem Shah, group president, CVS Health. DeVaney joined CVS Health in 2005, growing his career across CVS Caremark and Aetna, most recently leading CVS Caremark sales and … [Read more...]

February 18, 2025- A report from the American Medical Association (AMA) shows that physician sentiments around the use of AI in healthcare has been trending positive, based off of results from a survey conducted in late 2024. AMA’s latest Augmented Intelligence Research survey explored changes in physician sentiment toward health AI from August 2023 to November 2024 by … [Read more...]