Another C.D.C. Vaccine Skeptic Steps Down
Dr. Ralph Abraham, the agency’s principal deputy director, has called the Covid vaccines “dangerous.” Other skeptics have recently left federal health roles.
Tesla sues California DMV to reverse ‘Full Self-Driving’ false advertising ruling
Tesla has filed a lawsuit against the California Department of Motor Vehicles seeking to reverse the administrative ruling that found the automaker engaged in false advertising with its “Autopilot” and “Full Self-Driving” marketing. The move comes just days after Tesla complied with the DMV’s demands to clean up its marketing language — raising the question […]
€1 million national digital mental health strategy for Ireland – HTN Health Tech News
The Irish government has published a national digital mental health strategy, focusing on access, communications, digital tools, co-production, research, innovation, and technology. Key digital initiatives include the HSE Health App, national shared care record, community care record, and EHR. The new strategy builds on the “Sharing the Vision” mental health policy for 2020-2030, which featured […]
The Future of Senior Living Requires Better Care Coordination
Walk into almost any senior living organization today and you will notice a fundamental shift — not that residents are much older or more medically complex, but that there are more of them. Occupancy has climbed from the mid-80% range to 90%-95% and higher in many markets. That increase in population density has changed everything. Historically, senior […]
ViVE 2026: Fostering a Tech-Empowered Workforce in Healthcare
IT Governance Must Include Nursing Perspectives Susan Grant, who has a nursing background and extensive healthcare leadership experience, is now chief clinical officer at healthcare operations platform company symplr. Speaking at the session, she said that she attended the conference for the first time last year and found that nursing was a topic of discussion, […]
Leah Stavenhagen, Advocate for Young Women With A.L.S., Dies at 33
Ms. Stavenhagen started a group intended to counter the notion that A.L.S. was an “older white man’s disease.”
Great Ormond Street Hospital launches partnership focused on connecting data on rare diseases – HTN Health Tech News
Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is to launch a new partnership with LifeArc, focusing on advancing research into rare diseases in children by connecting data from across the UK. “Rare disease health data is often fragmented and disconnected due to small numbers living with the conditions, which can hold back research,” GOSH explains. […]
CDC deputy director abruptly resigns from role as agency reels from turnover
Ralph Abraham speaks at a business event in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on 18 March 2019. Photograph: Melinda Deslatte/AP View image in fullscreen Ralph Abraham speaks at a business event in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on 18 March 2019. Photograph: Melinda Deslatte/AP CDC deputy director abruptly resigns from role as agency reels from turnover Ralph Abraham, who […]
No evidence behind RFK Jr’s claim keto diet can cure schizophrenia, experts say
The secretary of health and human services, Robert F Kennedy Jr, speaks at The Heritage Foundation on 9 February 2026 in Washington. Photograph: Heather Diehl/Getty Images View image in fullscreen The secretary of health and human services, Robert F Kennedy Jr, speaks at The Heritage Foundation on 9 February 2026 in Washington. Photograph: Heather Diehl/Getty […]
Fears of polio resurgence as US vaccine adviser questions need for childhood shots
A polio vaccine box at a health clinic in Brooklyn. Photograph: Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images View image in fullscreen A polio vaccine box at a health clinic in Brooklyn. Photograph: Ed Jones/AFP/Getty Images Fears of polio resurgence as US vaccine adviser questions need for childhood shots Survivors say US healthcare system not ready for new cases […]