FDA Transparency Push Expands to Monitoring Safety of Vaccines and Other Regulated Products / MedCity
Frank Vinluan / medcitynews - The FDA said consolidating safety reporting into a single platform, the Adverse Event Monitoring System (AEMS), will increase transparency and reduce costs. But like the legacy systems it replaces, AEMS reports are unverified so causation and frequency of…
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Thursday, March 12, 2026, 5:23 pm / permalink 20659 / 7 stories in 4 days
Gallup poll: One in three Americans cutting back on daily expenses to pay for healthcare / Fierce
fiercehealthcare - Healthcare affordability remains a significant challenge, with a third of respondents to a new Gallup poll saying they had to cut back on daily living expenses to afford care.
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Thursday, March 12, 2026, 2:23 pm / permalink 20648 / 9 stories in 4 days
Universal Health Services buys Talkspace for $835M / Endpoints
Ngai Yeung / endpoints - Universal Health Services, which operates hospitals and mental healthcare facilities, is acquiring Talkspace for $835 million in an area closely watched for consolidation, as virtual mental health companies grapple with falling valuations despite high dem…
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Thursday, March 12, 2026, 1:24 pm / permalink 20643 / 6 stories in 4 days