Kaiser Permanente workers plan to strike on November 15
Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente health care workers say they are ready to walk off the job as the company continues collective bargaining with union representatives
Moderna stock tanks on COVID vaccine delivery slowdown
Due to the delays and prioritization of low-income countries, Moderna anticipates fiscal year 2021 product sales between $15B and $18B, down from previous guidance of $20 billion.
Mayo Clinic developing blood test that can spot more than 50 types of cancer
The Mayo Clinic has developed a breakthrough blood test that can detect more than 50 different types of cancer across all stages.
CDC asks travelers to avoid Russia, other countries due to high COVID-19 risk
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has again urged Americans to avoid traveling to several countries due to "Very High" COVID-19 transmission risk.
ACA call center workers can barely afford their own health care coverage: report
Patient advocates who work at ACA call centers pay more for health care services and medical procedures than the national average, according to a new report. Consider what you can do to reduce your medical costs.
Arkansas will 'lose valuable workers' over COVID vaccine mandate: Gov. Hutchinson
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson discusses the impact COVID vaccine mandates have had.
New international travel rules and restrictions: What to know
The Biden administration announced Monday that all foreign, non-immigrant travelers coming to the U.S. are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
CVS, Walgreens, Walmart ask for mistrial in opioid case, claiming juror misconduct
CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, and Giant Eagle called for a mistrial in an opioid case against the companies, after a juror brought in outside documentation and distributed it to other jurors.
CVS, Walgreens offering COVID-19 booster shots to Moderna, J&J recipients
The pharmacies began issuing additional boosters after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said specific Moderna and Johnson & Johnson recipients qualify.
Medical debt is the leading cause of bankruptcy, data shows: How to reduce your hospital bills
Filing for bankruptcy can discharge your medical debt, but it can leave a lasting negative impact on your creditworthiness.
Airline vaccine mandates: How will requirements affect holiday air travel?
As October winds down, Americans around the country are booking flights home for the holidays.
Onions linked to salmonella outbreak: FDA identifies another supplier
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said Thursday that it had identified an additional supplier to the salmonella outbreak tied to onions and that one supplier had issued a recall.
Moderna and J&J Covid-19 boosters, mixing and matching recommended by CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky recommended Covid-19 booster shots from Moderna Inc. and Johnson & Johnson and backed mixing vaccines with a different booster dose
Suzanne Somers may return to TV in new reality show
Suzanne Somers hints at a potential return to television and discusses the importance of living a healthy and happy life.
Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 booster 95.6% effective against disease: study
A 30-microgram booster dose showed a relative vaccine efficacy of 95.6% in individuals who had previously received the Pfizer/BioNTech primary two-dose series, the companies announced.
Advocate Aurora Health fires more than 400 workers over lack of vaccinations: reports
Health care company Advocate Aurora Health has fired more than 400 employees because they haven’t been vaccinated against the coronavirus, according to reports.
Novavax stock tanks on report of COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing troubles
The potential production problems with Novavax's vaccine could hamper the efforts of the COVAX initiative, which forecast in September that it will be able to provide low and middle-income countries 1.425 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to by the end of the year and 2 billion doses by the first quarter of 2022.
New York City to require COVID-19 vaccinations for all public employees
New York City will require that all of its municipal workforce get vaccinated against Covid-19, eliminating the option for testing and joining a group of state and local governments with similar mandates.
Best Buy diving deeper into health care with Current Health acquisition
Though financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, Best Buy said in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing that the transaction is expected to close by the end of its fiscal 2022 fourth quarter.
FDA Staff Don’t Take Position on Moderna COVID-19 Booster
Food and Drug Administration staffers in an unusual move didn’t take a stance on Moderna Inc.’s MRNA +0.72% application for a booster dose, indicating there may not be sufficient data to support the extra dose.



















