DocGo CEO Defends Performance on New York City Migrant-Care Contract

[ad_1] DocGo Chief Executive Lee Bienstock is standing by the mobile-healthcare company’s performance under a controversial migrant-care contract awarded by New York City. In an interview, the former Google executive,…

You Can Now Get Weight-Loss Drugs Right From Eli Lilly

[ad_1] Eli Lilly started a new online service offering telehealth prescriptions and direct home delivery of its new anti-obesity drug Zepbound, an unusual move into the drug supply chain by…

Matthew Perry’s Death Darkens Ketamine’s Startup Glow

[ad_1] By Rolfe Winkler and Brianna Abbott Dec. 16, 2023 9:00 pm ET Matthew Perry’s death from the effects of ketamine brought new scrutiny to the booming business to prescribe…

Blood-Test Customers Mistakenly Told They May Have Cancer

[ad_1] Grail said its telemedicine vendor sent the inaccurate forms to 400 people because of a software glitch. [ad_2] Source link

Telemedicine Startups Wary of Regulatory Shift in War on Opioid Addiction

[ad_1] Telemedicine companies are facing a regulatory shift that many entrepreneurs say would undercut their ability to quickly prescribe medication that helps prevent opioid overdoses. During the Covid-19 pandemic, telehealth…

Telehealth Apps Sharing Consumer Data Draw FTC Crackdown

[ad_1] Tech BetterHelp barred under proposed settlement from supplying health data for ads [ad_2] Source link

U.S. Jobless Claims Ticked Down Last Week

[ad_1] Initial jobless claims decreased by 2,000 to a seasonally adjusted 190,000 last week. Weekly claims have remained below the 2019 prepandemic average since the start of the year. [ad_2]…

Cerebral to Cut 15% of Staff in Fresh Round of Layoffs

[ad_1] The telehealth startup has been scaling back and restructuring its operations. [ad_2] Source link

Walgreens CEO Bets on Doctors Over Drugstores in Search for Growth

[ad_1] Rosalind Brewer is shifting the chain’s focus to medical clinics. [ad_2] Source link

Abortion Pills to Be Available More Widely Under New FDA Rules

[ad_1] The agency expanded access to a drug that induces abortion, allowing bricks-and-mortar pharmacies to dispense the pills for the first time.   [ad_2] Source link