Deerfield medical technology company Surgalign Holdings filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after struggling to grow the business. The company, which sells tools and technology for spinal surgeries in 40 countries, said today it has agreed to sell its hardware and biologics assets and equity interests to Xtant Medical Holdings for just $5 million through Chapter …
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The U.S. faces an ongoing mental health crisis in the aftermath of the illness, death, social disruption and economic hardships of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet chronic gaps persist in access to mental healthcare despite the enactment of major laws meant to guarantee that health insurance covers these services. More than 20% of U.S. adults reported …
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TO UNDERSTAND THE geologic processes roiling beneath the Earth’s crust, it helps to have samples of what exactly is going on down there. For more than 60 years, scientists have been trying to retrieve a rock from the upper mantle, but have failed to extract a large core sample. That, however, changed earlier this month …
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AN ITCHY BUTT can be so uncomfortable in so many ways. There’s the issue of the itching. There’s the issue of not being able to figure out how to scratch it when your butthole itches in public. And there’s the issue of going to a doctor to ask the question, “Why does my anus itch?” …
New rule: No film ending with the obligatory suggestion “come and do another job for us” is allowed to finish a franchise. Extraction 2, director Sam Hargrave and writer Joe Russo’s follow-up to the 2020 Netflix hit Extraction, ends on such a suggestion. Idris Elba’s yet-to-be-named Man in the Suit advises that Tyler Rake (Chris …
How well do face masks protect against COVID-19? Get answers to your questions about face masks, including how to use them properly. By Mayo Clinic Staff Can face masks help slow the spread of the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)? Yes. When used with measures such as getting vaccinated, hand-washing and physical distancing, …
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Erectile dysfunction: Nonoral treatments Medicines taken by mouth aren’t the only ways to treat erectile dysfunction. Know the full range of treatment options and how they work. By Mayo Clinic Staff One of the main treatments for erectile dysfunction, also called ED, is oral prescription medicine. This is medicine that you take by mouth. But …
A bipartisan group of legislators has reintroduced the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies for Health Act – first introduced in 2016 – to expand opportunities and coverage for telehealth through Medicare. This is the second time the bill has been reintroduced. WHY IT MATTERS Last introduced in 2021, CONNECT 2023 would expand coverage …
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Given FIN11’s history of conducting widespread campaigns exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities to steal data and deploy ransomware in commonly used software in the healthcare sector, HCOs should “consider FIN11 a top priority for their security teams.” WHY IT MATTERS HC3 released a new threat actor profile last week about FIN11, a cybercriminal collective originating from the Commonwealth of Independent …
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Healthcare data expert Mohamed Humaidi, senior vice president of data and analytics at the New York and Florida-based health coordinator CareAbout, broke down how clinical practices and health systems can enhance and streamline the complicated processes of identifying and reaching vulnerable patients and how the company is using a new tool to help them do …
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