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Health Care Roundup: Market Talk
The latest Market Talks covering the Health Care sector. Published exclusively on Dow Jones Newswires at 4:20 ET, 12:20 ET and 16:50 ET. 0722 GMT – Roche Holding's positive results in a lung cancer trial give the Swiss drugmaker a small win…
Why Healthcare Benefits Have Become A Retention Strategy
Jennifer Schaefer is Founder & CEO of JS Benefits Group, focused on employee benefits, HR consulting, leadership and workforce strategy. For most of my career, CEOs asked me the same question about healthcare. How do we cut the spend? That question…
SPDR Health Care ETF Tops iShares Biotech in Long-Term Returns
Investors seeking broad, low-cost healthcare exposure may prefer State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV +0.56%), while iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB 0.10%) caters to those specifically targeting the high-growth biotechnology…
From lifelike hands to gamified nudges, how technology is reshaping the future of healthcare
Whether designing a pair of robot pants or a prosthetic limb or a healthcare app, it's important that people feel they're getting a personalized upgrade—not just a solution. Consider prosthetic limbs. While this century has seen huge…
Harbor Health Care ETF Q1 2026 Commentary
During the first quarter, the Harbor Health Care ETF returned –6.65% (NAV), outperforming the Russell 3000 Growth Health Care Index (“Index”), which returned –8.92%. Strong stock selection within biopharma, which was the…
Opinion: The Canadians who emigrate to get U.S. health care
Every July 1, we surrender to the anesthesia of rituals: a stylized maple-leaf exceptionalism, a collective sigh of relief that our society has escaped the perceived vulgarities of the American experiment, and a nod to a social safety net…
California approves millions in funding for trans health care in state budget
After months of pushing back on the Trump administration's attempt to stop youth gender-affirming care nationally, California is establishing its own safety net for vulnerable patients and families. California approved $26 million in one-time…
Jewish Health Equality Partnership formed to address healthcare discrimination
The Board of Deputies of British Jews and the London Jewish Forum have launched a new five-year £1.5 million project funded by the National Lottery Community Fund to address structural antisemitism and inequalities in the health sector that…
Once a source of national pride, Cuba's healthcare system declines as energy shortages deepen crisis
After two surgeries and several rounds of radiation therapy over the past four years to treat a tumor, Irisleydis Tristá has spent the past seven months unable to get a CT scan to determine whether the cancer has grown or spread. The CT…
Healthcare fraud keeps fleecing taxpayers - with the latest costing a full $1 billion
Just when you think you've seen the most shocking case of health-care fraud at taxpayer expense, another comes along to jolt you yet again. This time, it's a massive Medicare scam run by an overseas mob — possibly linked to the Kremlin…
Molina Healthcare Inc. stock underperforms Wednesday when compared to competitors despite daily gains
Shares of Molina Healthcare Inc. MOH rallied 1.68% to $232.55 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX falling 0.22% to 7,483.23 and Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA…
Clinical cost-cutting is bad medicine for quality healthcare
You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. When health insurers justify their foray into clinical services based on cost savings, be alarmed. Your article on the subject raises deep concerns…
235 healthcare workers dead or missing in Sudan - report
More than 235 healthcare workers have been killed or reported missing since the civil war broke out in Sudan in April 2023, the Sudan Doctors Network reported on Tuesday. In its latest report, the group also said 20 doctors, including four women…
DischargeHUB Wins National Award at HealthPRO Healthcare Innovation Den
St. John's-based care coordination innovator recognized nationally for its measurable impact on patient flow and hospital capacity across Canada ST. JOHN'S, NL, July 2, 2026 /CNW/ - DischargeHUB, a tech-enabled managed care coordination service and…
SOCO Launches Small-Pack Solidification Solutions for Healthcare and Emergency Sanitation Applications
The new solutions rapidly convert compatible liquid waste into stable gel form, addressing critical needs in environments requiring quick, safe waste management with minimal infrastructure. The products help reduce leakage, splashing, odor release…
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