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A number of retail chains that have been trying to move into primary care have been retrenching or withdrawing altogether. Despite their struggles, D'Amore-McKim Professor Timothy Hoff, says that there is still a place for retail chains in health care.
It seems axiomatic that innovation happens in economies where resources are plentiful, but it is equally true that necessity is the mother of invention, so can new ideas that could transform health care delivery in the developed world arise in low-resource regions?
Gary Young, director of Northeastern University's Center for Health Policy and Healthcare Research, professor of strategic management and healthcare systems, says insulin has become “a lightning rod” for concerns about rising drug costs. But Eli Lilly's decision is only the latest move in the fight to lower drug costs.
Northeastern business professor John Lowrey recently published a paper stating that donation of perishables improves stores' profitability by making room for more appealing—and higher priced products—and drawing discerning rather than price-conscious shoppers.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering a major change in the way COVID-19 vaccines and boosters are given. Northeastern experts say it would streamline the process for the public and suppliers.
It turns out that a digital platform assembled by a Northeastern research group on short notice amid the COVID-19 pandemic substantially helped lessen a Massachusetts crisis in healthcare staffing.
With acetaminophen and ibuprofen hard to find, some parents are asking if they can cut down adult medications to give their children. Brandon Dionne, associate clinical professor in Northeastern's School of Pharmacy, urges caution.
It's always been hard to collect information on abortions in the United States. Post-Dobbs legislation in various states could make it even harder.
After Roe v. Wade was overturned, activists speculated that personal data would be used to prosecute abortions. But experts say that this has always been a risk.
Abortion-rights activists demonstrate against the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade that established a constitutional right to abortion, on Capitol Hill in Washington.