Category: Medical Supplies

Wellness Coach: Is It the Right Kind of Coach—or Career—for You?

August 4, 2024March 16, 2023 Sharika Soukup

You know what you should do for good health. Get enough quality sleep most nights. Cook nutritious, satisfying meals at home, most evenings. Make time for sweating, meditating, time in nature—whatever helps you feel recharged and strong. It’s just that DOING these things (consistently) isn’t so easy. Just like your dog stubbornly lying in front…

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Indiana must improve education, reduce health care costs to stay competitive – Indianapolis Business Journal

August 2, 2024March 16, 2023 Sharika Soukup

David Ricks (Photo courtesy of Eli Lilly and Co.) When it comes to competing for jobs, Indiana needs to do more than boast about its low cost of living, business-friendly climate and transportation network. That’s because the state is far behind the curve in other critical ways, David Ricks, chairman and CEO of Indianapolis-based drugmaker…

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Health Care — Tensions rise over drug pricing

July 21, 2024March 16, 2023 Sharika Soukup

Sanders aide calls Manchin ‘phony’ on drug prices Tensions are heating up over action (or lack thereof) on drug pricing. A top aide to Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Tuesday called Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) a “phony” after the West Virginia senator called for action to lower drug prices. Warren Gunnels, Sanders’s staff director for the Senate Budget…

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Future of Big Data in Health? LexisNexis® Risk Solutions Says Next-Gen Tokenization & Health Equity – The Health Care Blog

July 15, 2024March 16, 2023 Sharika Soukup

Health Tech BY JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH Data-juggernaut LexisNexis® Risk Solutions is making a big data play in healthcare, launching a new capability that allows for unprecedented accuracy in the kind of de-identified data that payers, providers, and pharma are clamoring to use for everything from cutting admin expenses to improving patient outcomes and health…

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Overnight Health Care — Judge deals setback for surprise billing rules

June 7, 2024March 16, 2023 Sharika Soukup

Welcome to Thursday’s Overnight Health Care, where we’re following the latest moves on policy and news affecting your health. Subscribe here: thehill.com/newsletter-signup. There’s a lot going on in the world, so as a pick-me-up, here’s a Good Boy. A Texas judge gave a win to doctors in a lawsuit in the latest twist in the battle…

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The cost of retiree healthcare is climbing — here’s what you should expect to spend

June 6, 2024March 16, 2023 Sharika Soukup

Healthcare costs continue to rise, and Americans planning to retire should prepare ahead of time. The average 65-year-old couple retiring in 2022 can expect to spend $315,000 in retirement on healthcare alone, according to Fidelity Investments’ annual report on retirees’ healthcare planning — that’s a 5% increase from 2021 when it was $300,000 and nearly…

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Association of Indonesian Pharmacists in Improving the Quality of Health Services

June 5, 2024June 5, 2024 Sharika Soukup

PAFI Role in Improving Pharmaceutical Standards The Indonesian Pharmaceutical Experts Association (PAFI) commitment to improving pharmaceutical standards is clearly visible in its proactive approach. Through education, training and ongoing collaboration with industry stakeholders, PAFI ensures that pharmacists stay up to date with the latest developments. This focus on developing standards will not only benefit professionals…

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Deaf mother forced to quit job when bosses refused to reduce her hours after having a baby wins £36k

June 3, 2024March 16, 2023 Sharika Soukup

A deaf mother who was forced to quit her job at the British Deaf Association when bosses refused to reduce her hours after having a baby has won a payout of more than £36,000. Lisanne Hedger quit in 2019 after her manager at the charity rejected her request to only work two or three days…

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