A blood test for pregnancy complications - Pharma monopolies- Expanding mental-health care
Hello,Welcome to Insider Healthcare. I'm Lydia Ramsey Pflanzer, and today in healthcare news:Meet Mirvie, a startup developing a blood test to detect pregnancy complications;Sen. Klobuchar's thoughts on M&A should...
The doctor behind 'The Vagina Bible' wrote a new book on menopause, and she says she's skeptical of the startups targeting middle-aged women
Dr. Jen Gunter in 2019. Peacock Alley Entertainment Gynecologist Jen Gunter's new book debunks myths about menopause. Gunter said most startups that are trying to tackle menopause aren't selling anything new. Her...
The US is resuming its rollout of Johnson & Johnson's vaccine after a pause to investigate blood clots
Nurse Elizabeth Johnson administers a COVID-19 vaccine to Melissa Mendez in Reading, Pennsylvania. Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle/Getty Images The US will resume using Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus...
Biden's infrastructure plan earmarks $400 billion in home-based care for aging Americans - and it could shake up the lucrative home care industry
A German care worker dances with a senior citizen in 2011. Sean Gallup/Getty Images Biden's infrastructure plan allocates $400 billion for home care workers, signaling the White House's pro-union shift. If realized,...
Doctors say fears of blood clots from J&J's shot are overdone and could delay the push to end the pandemic
Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine is delivered as a single shot, while both Pfizer and Moderna's require two jabs. Thiago Prudêncio/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Coronavirus vaccines are facing...
JOIN US THURSDAY: What everyone should know about coronavirus vaccines and the risk of rare, serious blood clots
French Health Minister Olivier Veran receives a dose of the AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid-19 vaccine. THOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images Insider is hosting a webinar on the risk of rare but serious blood clots for people...