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Medical innovations poised to transform healthcare in 2021

Jan 18, 2021

(BPT) - Experts in healthcare are continuously striving to develop new innovations that can improve and save lives. Even amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists, physicians, and researchers continued to advance medical knowledge, enhance screening and diagnostic tools, and improve disease management platforms, bringing new hope to patients in 2021. When it comes to medicine, there's a lot to be excited for in the new year. Here are...

CVS Health gears up for widespread COVID-19 vaccine distribution at pharmacies

Jan 13, 2021

CINCINNATI — As COVID-19 vaccine distribution ramps up, questions remain about how doses will get out to the public. CVS Health officials said they have the experience to get it done. What the pharmacy chain has learned from administering flu shots and COVID-19 testing will help them get doses out quickly as states move into new phases. "Retail pharmacies are the foundation of the approach here. Both because we...

Nursing Home Vaccine Stories: One CEO’s Personal Appeal to Reduce Hesitancy

Jan 13, 2021

Just as predicted before the rollout began, vaccine hesitancy among nursing home workers stands as a serious barrier to widespread acceptance in long-term care — and, in turn, fully fostering group immunity among the most vulnerable. Battered by COVID-19 and unwilling to trust the institutions that oversaw the deaths of their patients and colleagues, a significant percentage of frontline caregivers have said no to the coronavirus...

LAX Opens Onsite COVID-19 Rapid Testing Lab

Jan 12, 2021

The facility offers three collection sites with results available in as little as three to five hours for a cost of $125 January 05, 2021 by Mark Caswell Los Angeles International Airport has announced the opening of a new COVID-19 rapid testing facility onsite. The cost for the PCR test is $125. The facility includes three collection sites at the airport. The...

More Than Just a Job: Allied Health Careers Can Offer a Life-Changing Opportunity

Jan 01, 2021

Life does not always deal an easy hand, and to thrive, one must decide to change the cards. As part of that process, many times, a new career path is required—one that can be discovered at Campbellsville University in Louisville. Leigh Wood, Allied Health program director, describes a life-changing experience for one of her students who is a mother of two and had previously endured many obstacles in her life preventing...

2-year degrees that go on to the most meaningful jobs

Dec 28, 2020

2-year degrees that go on to the most meaningful jobs A third of a lifetime is spent working, making a meaningful career a critical life decision. Having a consequential career is not about monetary gain for many hard-working Americans. On the contrary, it is about making a marked difference in the world. Take, for example, teachers, who shape the minds of future generations. While the entry-level annual salary for...

Neurogene Closes $115 Million Series B Financing

Dec 17, 2020

Neurogene Inc., a company founded to bring life-changing genetic medicines to patients and families affected by rare neurological diseases, today announced the completion of a $115 million Series B financing. The financing round was led by EcoR1 Capital, with participation from existing investors Redmile Group, Samsara BioCapital, Cormorant Asset Management and an undisclosed leading healthcare investment fund. New investors include funds...

Key committee endorses Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, paving way for clearance by FDA and vaccinations in US to begin

Dec 10, 2020

A committee of leading U.S. vaccine scientists recommended Thursday that the Food and Drug Administration authorize the first COVID-19 vaccine for Americans. The endorsement paves the way for a final decision by the FDA and mass vaccinations to begin within days in thousands of front-line heath care workers and nursing home residents. After an eight-hour public hearing, the independent Vaccines and Related Biological...

How will the COVID-19 vaccine process work at the pharmacy?

Dec 10, 2020

CINCINNATI — Some of the first Americans could get COVID-19 vaccinations in just a matter of days. There will be a major effort to make sure patients get both doses at the right time. Two major pharmacies are working with the federal government to lead the charge across the country, including here in Greater Cincinnati. CVS Health and Walgreens are already working to get the most vulnerable vaccinated, but there's...

Health care industry offers varied career opportunities

Dec 07, 2020

If there is one industry that stands to represent 2020, it is undoubtedly healthcare. As the United States and the entire world came face to face with a deadly pandemic this year, doctors, nurses and others in the healthcare field have shown up and saved lives. Healthcare workers always have been in high demand. That trend will not only continue but grow as demand for expanded medical services rises and our population continues to...

ULM Health Sciences teams take anatomy/physiology tournament

Nov 18, 2020

Three student teams from the College of Health Sciences at the University of Louisiana Monroe dominated the Louisiana Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) and Anatomage Virtual Collegiate Anatomy and Physiology Tournament. ULM’s teams from the School of Allied Health, two in Health Studies and one in Radiologic Technology, won first, runner-up, and third places in the contest. Teams from throughout the state...

Ochsner Health pledges $100 million to eliminate health disparities

Nov 17, 2020

Louisiana-based Ochsner Health is pledging $100 million over the subsequent 5 years to assist eliminate healthcare disparities, as the results of the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to additional hinder the health of the state’s most weak residents. The dedication is a part of a 10-year plan the health community has developed with state and native officers, in addition to educational and group leaders to enhance the state’s health...

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