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Here’s how nonprofit hospitals weathered the first half of 2020
The second quarter was an important marker for the healthcare industry as it captured the full weight of the COVID-19 pandemic’s drag on hospital operations. Many of the nation’s largest nonprofit health systems have now disclosed either their second-quarter or six-month results via filings to bondholders. The results are mixed, but many experienced a drop… Read More »
Drug company influence on journalism
Many times through the years, HealthNewsReview.org has criticized the National Press Foundation in Washington, DC, for accepting drug company funding for journalism training. (See articles from June 2009, July 2009, August 2010, September 2010, October 2010, March 2014, March 2015, December 2015, November 2019. I may have missed a few, but you get the picture.) They’re doing it… Read More »
Less than half of Irish adults will get flu vaccine study shows
According to a study carried out by Lloyds Pharmacy 46% of Irish adults said they are planning on getting the flu vaccine this year. Research shows, 74 per cent of adults claim that the COVID-19 pandemic has made them more aware of the importance of being vaccinated against viruses. However, 46 per cent of adults… Read More »