S&P report highlights Big Pharma’s concentration risk amid pre-JPM deal flurry
Merck is an A+ credit, a global oncology powerhouse, and still, about half its 2024 pharma revenue came from a single product: Keytruda, a product whose loss of exclusivity will hit around 2028 in the U.S. S&P Global Ratings calls that kind of concentration a “material weakness.” Merck...
Healthcare job growth slows: 4 notes
Healthcare employment continued to grow in December, with the industry adding 21,100 jobs, according to the latest report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. BLS released the December jobs report Jan. 9. Here are three more takeaways: 1. December’s healthcare job growth fell below...
Rural health’s $50B moment – or missed opportunity?
States are beginning to sketch out plans to deploy billions of dollars in new federal funding aimed at stabilizing and transforming rural healthcare, but early signals point to wide variation in approach and persistent uncertainty for rural hospitals waiting to understand when, how and whether...
University of Utah Health CIO adds new title
Donna Roach, CIO of Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health, has added the title of system chief digital information officer. She announced the change on LinkedIn. In her expanded role, she will provide executive leadership and oversight of the health system’s digital and information...Utah OKs Prescription Refills by AI
The state is the first to launch a pilot that enables patients living with chronic health concerns to refill their prescriptions on an AI platform. Attendees of the HealthLeaders Chief Digital Executive Exchange (CDEX) last month said it wouldn’t be long before AI would be prescribing...
Infographic: The Long (And Ongoing) Road to Virtual Prescribing
Healthcare providers have been waiting almost two decades for a clear regulatory pathway to prescribe controlled medications via telemedicine without first conducting an in-person exam. Could the journey end this year? 2026 may well be the year that healthcare providers get that special...
'Celeste's Journals' quest walkthrough in Arc Raiders
The “Celeste’s Journals” quest in Arc Raidershas you searching for two journals on Dam Battlegrounds, but there are two catches: they’re at opposite ends of the map from one another and you must extract with both of them in the same topside visit. Even if you manage to...
Xbox Developer Direct games showcase announced for January 2026
The next big Xbox showcase has a date. A new Xbox Developer Direct is coming on Jan. 22, Microsoft announced Thursday, and the show will focus on three big games: the new Fable, the new Forza Horizon that’s set in Japan, and the upcoming action-adventure game from Pokémon developer Game...
Dunkin’ adds protein milk to menu
The protein-heavy version of dairy milk allows the brand to appeal to consumer health preferences without adding many SKUs. Continue reading →