Health Care News

• Louisiana vitamins millionaire pleads guilty to kidnap plot involving ex-wife
  
  Lawrence Handley, 53, sold his healthcare company for $21million in 2015, two years before he filed for divorce from his wife, Schanda in Lafayette, Louisiana.
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 30 Jul 2021.
• Coronavirus Israel: One in five breakthrough cases among healthcare workers resulted in long COVID
  
  It's possible to have long-term COVID-19 symptoms after vaccination, a new Israeli study finds. About 19% of those workers with breakthrough infections had symptoms lasting at least six weeks.
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 30 Jul 2021.
• Fortive's (FTV) Q2 Earnings Beat Estimates, Revenues Up Y/Y
  
  Fortive (FTV) reports strong second-quarter 2021 results driven by robust performance of Intelligent Operating Solutions, Precision Technologies and Advanced Healthcare Solutions.
  Zacks.  Friday, 30 Jul 2021.
• NextGen Healthcare (NXGN) Q1 Earnings & Revenues Top Estimates
  
  NextGen Healthcare's (NXGN) fiscal first-quarter earnings reflect strong segmental performance.
  Zacks.  Friday, 30 Jul 2021.
• V.A. Issues Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers, a First for a Federal Agency
  
  Employees who provide direct patient care have eight weeks to get inoculated against the coronavirus or face penalties including possible removal.
  New York Times.  Thursday, 29 Jul 2021.
• This Is What Makes an Effective Digital Health Campaign
  
  While digital marketing may be newer within the education and healthcare industries, it's here to stay.
  Entrepreneur.  Wednesday, 28 Jul 2021.
• Newsom signs bill granting taxpayer funded healthcare to elderly illegal immigrants
  
  California has become the first state in the nation to provide taxpayer funded health benefits to elderly illegal immigrants.
  Fox News.  Wednesday, 28 Jul 2021.
• New York City and California to Require Vaccines or Tests for Workers
  
  California and New York City announced the mandates for their employees, while the Department of Veterans Affairs said frontline health care workers must get vaccinated or face possible termination.
  New York Times.  Tuesday, 27 Jul 2021.
• Myanmar's political crisis is fueling an 'uncontrolled' outbreak of COVID-19
  
  Record numbers are dying as Myanmar's healthcare system all but collapses. Virus-stricken households in Yangon fly flags to plead for medicine, food.
  Los Angeles Times.  Tuesday, 27 Jul 2021.
• Department of Veterans Affairs mandates COVID-19 vaccination for health care workers
  
  The Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday became the first major federal agency to require health care workers to get COVID-19 vaccines.
  ABC News.  Tuesday, 27 Jul 2021.
• What HIPAA is and is not: A primer on the healthcare privacy law
  
  Can a journalist ask if I'm vaccinated? What about my employer? What about a bouncer at a bar? Yes, yes and yes. Here's what HIPAA is and what it means for you.
  Los Angeles Times.  Monday, 26 Jul 2021.
• U.S. health care workers must get vaccinated, med groups say
  
  As the Delta variant spreads, hospital employees have a moral imperative to get immunized, AMA and others argue.
  CBS News.  Monday, 26 Jul 2021.
• Over 50 major health care organizations call for mandating vaccines in their industry
  
  Over 50 other health care organizations called for mandatory vaccinations in their industry, citing rising COVID cases and their trust in the vaccine.
  ABC News.  Monday, 26 Jul 2021.
• Covid: The healthcare heroes vaccinating Scotland
  
  Meet the people who have gone above and beyond to get jabs into arms across the country.
  BBC News.  Monday, 26 Jul 2021.
• California to mandate vaccine or coronavirus weekly testing for all state workers
  
  California state employees and health care workers will need to show proof they've gotten a COVID-19 vaccine or get tested weekly under a new mandate state officials announced Monday.
  Fox News.  Monday, 26 Jul 2021.

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