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What We're Reading: Heartburn Medication Recall; Juul Labs CEO Steps Down; Amazon Launches Virtual Health Clinic
The Sandoz unit of Novartis has expanded its recall of its heartburn medications containing ranitidine; Juul Labs announced that their chief executive offer is stepping down and that the company would not lobby the Trump administration on its impending ban of flavored vaping products; Amazon has launched a virtual medical clinic for its employees in Seattle.
Novartis Expands Recall of Heartburn Medication
A week after recalling its heartburn medications in European countries and Canada in response to regulators disclosing the capsules may contain high levels of a carcinogen, the Sandoz unit of Novartis has expanded its recall of the medications containing ranitidine and is pulling the products from the United States. A spokesman for Novartis told STAT News that testing found N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) levels above those established by the FDA in batches of its capsules. The spokesman added that the drug maker has yet to receive any reports of adverse events related to the medicine. NDMA was also detected in a class of blood pressure pills last year.
Juul Labs CEO Steps Down, Company Says it Will Comply With Administration's Ban on Flavored Vapes
As Juul Labs announced that their chief executive offer (CEO) would step down, the company also announced that the company would not lobby the Trump administration on its impending ban of flavored vaping products. Even further, the company said it will suspend all broadcast, print, and digital advertising in the United States, reported Politico. Longtime Altria executive K.C. Crosthwaite will step in as CEO. Crosthwaite joined Altria when it was still Philip Morris in the 1990s and until recently, had headed its growth division.
Amazon Launches Virtual Medical Clinic for Employees
Amazon has launched Amazon Care, a virtual health clinical for in-home follow-ups for its employees in Seattle. The clinic offers both telemedicine and in-person services, with virtual offerings included an “in-app video with a doctor, nurse practitioner, or registered nurse…for advice, answers, diagnosis, treatment or referrals.” According to CNBC, employees will have an option to see a provider via mobile app or website and they can text a nurse on any health optic. If an employee needs follow-up care, the clinic can arrange for an at-home visit with a nurse.
Dr Kathy Zackowski Discusses the Importance of Rehabilitation Research and Trials in MS
April 26th 2024Kathy Zackowski, PhD, National MS Society, expresses the inherent value of quality rehabilitation trials for broadening clinical understandings of multiple sclerosis (MS) and bettering patient outcomes.
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Examining Low-Value Cancer Care Trends Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 25th 2024On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we're talking with the authors of a study published in the April 2024 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care® about their findings on the rates of low-value cancer care services throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Empowering Community Health Through Wellness and Faith
April 23rd 2024To help celebrate and recognize National Minority Health Month, we are bringing you a special month-long podcast series with our Strategic Alliance Partner, UPMC Health Plan. In the third episode, Camille Clarke-Smith, EdD, MS, CHES, CPT, discusses approaching community health holistically through spiritual and community engagement.
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Kaiser Permanente was hit by a data breach in mid-April, impacting 13.4 million health plan members; GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) sued Pfizer and BioNTech for allegedly infringing on its messenger RNA technology patents in the companies’ COVID-19 vaccines; the CDC announced the first-known HIV cases transmitted via cosmetic injections.
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