[ad_1] UnitedHealth Group reported better-than-expected revenue in its first-quarter results on Tuesday, though the company is still dealing with the fallout from the cyberattack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare. Here’s how the company did: Earnings: $7.16 per share adjusted, vs. $6.61 expected by analysts, according to LSEG. Revenue: $100.08 billion …
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Particle Health says data dispute with Epic Systems not affecting most customers
[ad_1] Joos Mind | Photodisc | Getty Images Particle Health said on Monday that the “vast majority” of its customers are still receiving records from medical software giant Epic Systems despite an ongoing dispute between the two companies over data-sharing practices. Epic’s software supports more than 300 million patient records, …
Read More »UnitedHealth’s first-quarter report will offer a window into Change cyberattack costs
[ad_1] UnitedHealth Group’s first-quarter earnings report Tuesday will mark the health-care giant’s first major public comments since a cyberattack on its Change Healthcare billing and payments subsidiary in February, which has led to the largest disruption in U.S. health care since the Covid pandemic. “Everybody looks to United as the …
Read More »Health records giant Epic cracks down on startup for unauthorized sharing of patient data
[ad_1] The eponymous sign outside Epic headquarters in Verona, Wisconsin. Source: Yiem via Wikipedia CC Epic Systems, the largest provider of software for managing medical records, says a venture-backed startup called Particle Health is using patient data in unauthorized and unethical ways that have nothing to do with treatment. Epic …
Read More »EU probe of weight loss and diabetes drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic finds no link to suicidal thoughts
[ad_1] Boxes of Wegovy made by Novo Nordisk are seen at a pharmacy in London, Britain March 8, 2024. Hollie Adams | Reuters European Union drug regulators found no evidence that highly popular weight loss and diabetes drugs such as Wegovy and Ozempic are linked to an increased risk of …
Read More »Moderna halts plans to build Kenya vaccine plant as Covid shot demand plunges
[ad_1] A nurse prepares a dose of Moderna Covid-19 vaccine at Oltepesi Dispensary in Kajiado, Kenya, on September 9, 2021. Patrick Meinhardt | AFP | Getty Images Moderna on Thursday said it has paused plans to build a vaccine-manufacturing site in Kenya after a steep drop in demand for its …
Read More »Consumer microbiome startup Seed Health is rolling its profits into an AI science moonshot
[ad_1] A probiotic culture experiment in a laboratory. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images Seed Health has been in the business of microbiome scientific breakthroughs since its founding in 2015, but its biggest success to-date may have been becoming profitable as a bioscience startup. The popularity of the …
Read More »Biotech stocks are ready to break out. They just need one more thing
[ad_1] While debate rages on about when the Federal Reserve might start cutting interest rates, biotech industry analysts are making the case that the argument for stocks in the sector is growing. The central bank has held rates steady since last July as it patiently waits for more signs that …
Read More »Healthy Returns: J&J cell therapy gains new edge over Bristol Myers rival
[ad_1] Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Think a friend or colleague should be getting this newsletter? Share this link with them to sign up. Hi folks! Two competing cell therapies from Bristol Myers Squibb and Johnson & Johnson both got good news from the Food and Drug Administration …
Read More »Google partners with Bayer on new AI product for radiologists
[ad_1] Google Cloud and the German health-care company Bayer on Tuesday announced they are building an artificial intelligence-powered platform that aims to help radiologists diagnose patients and work through cases more quickly. The platform’s generative AI flags anomalies within images for radiologists to look at, and it can also pull …
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