Biden outlines ways to get COVID-19 vaccine to hesitant Americans as demand ebbs By Robert King FierceHealthcare.com—President Joe Biden laid out a new goal to have 70% of adult Americans get at least their first COVID-19 vaccine shot by the Fourth of July and have 160 million Americans fully vaccinated. The goal, outlined

The digital mental health market is booming. Here’s why some experts are concerned By Heather Landi FierceHealthcare.com—The digital mental health space was growing rapidly even before the COVID-19 pandemic but stress and anxiety brought on by the health crisis have accelerated demand for virtual behavioral health services. The success of digital mental health

‘Vaccine passports’ are on the way, but developing them won’t be easy By Dan Diamond, Lena H. Sun and Isaac Stanley-Becker WashingtonPost.com—The Biden administration and private companies are working to develop a standard way of handling credentials—often referred to as “vaccine passports”—that would allow Americans to prove they have been vaccinated against

Pfizer expects higher COVID-19 vaccine prices and yearly boosters, CFO says. And that means big sales long-term by Eric Sagonowsky FiercePharma.com - Pfizer made headlines last month when its chief financial officer said the company would look to raise COVID-19 vaccine prices after the pandemic wanes. The company is doubling down on that

INDUSTRY NEWS Self Insurance Institute of America Partners with Medical Travel & Digital Health News to Produce Medical Travel Webinar Series Register: https://www.siia.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageID=7479 SIMPSONVILLE, S.C. & MAHWAH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Self-Insurance Institute of America, Inc. (SIIA) today announced a partnership with Medical Travel & Digital Health News to produce a series of virtual “Connect from Anywhere” medical travel

Texas hospitals struggle with water pressure problems after extreme winter weather By Robert King FierceHealthcare.com - Several Texas hospitals have had to transfer patients and delay elective procedures amid water pressure and heat issues caused by extreme winter weather, according to several published reports. To view the original article in its entirety click

INDUSTRY NEWS Vaccine milestone as global Covid jabs pass number of confirmed cases By Clive Cookson and Alan Smith FinancialTimes.com—The number of Covid-19 vaccinations globally has surpassed the total number of confirmed cases, a landmark moment that underscores progress made in taming the pandemic despite mounting concern about the threat of new variants.

INDUSTRY NEWS Why Medical Tourism Is Drawing Patients, Even in a PandemicBy Ceylan Yeginsu NYTimes.com—On a cold February morning last year, as she lay curled up in a fetal position on her kitchen floor, Melissa Jackson called her manager at a New Jersey beauty salon to ask for some unpaid time off. It was

CONGO's LATEST EBOLA OUTBREAK DECLARED FINISHED By Agence France-Presse Nytimes.com—KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo — The government on Wednesday declared the end of the latest Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo, closing the file on an outbreak in the northwestern province of Equateur that killed dozens over six months. “I am happy