health care

TL/DR - Democratic state senators in New York have passed a legislative package aimed at making health care and prescription medications more affordable. The legislation includes bills to allow the state to directly partner with drug manufacturers for lower prices, eliminate insulin co-pays, and import prescription drugs from other countries. The…

TL/DR - Four health systems in the Philadelphia area have instated new mask requirements due to a rise in respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19 and flu cases. The health systems, Cooper University Health Care, Jefferson Health, the University of Pennsylvania Health System, and Main Line Health, have implemented various rules such as mandatory…

TL/DR - Dr. Holly Frost has developed the open-source tool Outpatient Automated Stewardship Information System (OASIS) to improve antibiotic prescribing practices by using data from electronic health records and other systems. The tool, supported by The Pew Charitable Trusts, automates the tracking and reporting of antibiotic use, ensuring their…

TL/DR - A study by Rutgers researcher, published in Disability and Health Journal, reveals that people with cognitive disabilities express less satisfaction with their health care compared to the general population. The researchers analyzed a national sample of over 22,000 adults including those with and without cognitive disabilities, and found…