Tag: healthcare
Pfizer Takes Big Step Toward Kids’ Vaccine
(Associated Press) Pfizer's CEO says "it's a question of days, not weeks" before the company and German partner BioNTech submit data to...
COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Could Mean Billions for Drugmakers
(Associated Press) Billions more in profits are at stake for some vaccine makers as the U.S. moves toward dispensing COVID-19 booster shots...
States Ranked: Where Prescription Drug Costs Are Highest and Lowest
(The Center Square) A new analysis published by MedicareGuide reports that many elderly Americans continue to have trouble affording to pay for prescription drugs...
DeSantis to ‘Fight Like Hell’ Against Biden’s Rationing of COVID Treatment
(Headline USA) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vowed this week to “fight like hell” to keep expanding the state’s supply of monoclonal antibody treatments for COVID-19 after the...
4 Ways to Manage Retirement Health Care Costs
(Kate Ashford, NerdWallet) Health care in retirement is a big-ticket item. Experts estimate that an average 65-year-old retired couple in 2021 would...
Sweetgreen CEO Smeared as ‘Fat-Phobic’ for Stating Obesity Increases COVID-19 Risks
(Leslie Eastman, Legal Insurrection) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) noted that about 78% of people who have been hospitalized,...
How to Minimize Credit Damage from Medical Bills
(Bev O’Shea, NerdWallet) If you’re facing big bills from COVID-19 or other medical issues and you’re worried about your credit, keep this...
Government Regulation Is Creating a Hospital Bed Shortage
(Hannah Cox, Foundation for Economic Education) Hospital beds are again filling up across the country as America copes with another variant of the COVID-19...
Contact Tracing Takes a Back Seat During Latest COVID Surge
(Associated Press) Health investigators across the U.S. are finding it nearly impossible to keep up with the deluge of new COVID-19 infections...
Las Vegas Man Wins $1 Million Vaccine Jackpot
(Associated Press) A man from the Las Vegas area won the $1 million grand prize Thursday to cap an eight-week coronavirus vaccination...
