Over-the-counter birth control could be arriving in the US — and one pharma company stands to benefit. Last week, independent advisors to the US FDA unanimously recommended approving Opill asto be the first US over-the-counter birth control pill. According to a recent study, barriers toin accessing US reproductive health care havehas increased between 2017 and…
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Save Lives, Cross Sell: Healthcare Giants Buy Primary Care Practices For Increased Share in the “Big Pot of Money”
Large corporations are increasingly holding more control over the American healthcare system. All in the name of saving lives profits. Diagnose, heal(?) and cross-sell Healthcare giants and insurers are buying up primary care practices — which can then send patients to their network of hospitals, insurance groups and pharmacies. Like UnitedHealth Group, which owns a…
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CVS Health uses Signify Health as a rebound after losing One Medical to Amazon
Last month, Amazon announced plans to buy healthcare provider One Medical for $3.9B. This sparked urgency among healthcare companies — notably CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) — who were also looking to buy One Medical. But CVS moves on fast – reportedly looking to get in bed with another healthtech platform… 90% off is better than full…
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Smallpox stocks jump as WHO declares global emergency on monkeypox
Monkeypox is rapidly spreading, and on Saturday, the World Health Organization declared a public health emergency of international concern — another one in just two years. What’s the big deal? The monkeypox virus has spread to 75+ countries with 16,000 known cases — nearly 5x more than in June. How does it spread? Per New…
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