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  • Robert Davis, chief executive officer of Merck & Co., during a Bloomberg Television interview in New York, US, on Thursday, March 28, 2024. Merck won US approval for a new treatment for a rare, dangerous form of high blood pressure that’s expected to be among the company’s hits as sales from successful older drugs begin fading later this decade. Photographer: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesHealth

    Pharma giant Merck expects Trump’s tariffs to cost the company $200 million

    By Maia Anderson and Healthcare Brew
  • Low angle of tired medical worker after hard long surgery sitting on floor. Nurse support colleague doctor. Medicine, save life, health, tragedy conceptTech

    About 80% of nurses report facing violence on the job, so hospitals have invested in portable panic buttons that don’t rely on internet connection

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  • An attendee demonstrates the EssilorLuxottica SA Nuance Audio OTC hearing aid glasses displayed at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 7, 2025. Gadgets, robots and vehicles imbued with artificial intelligence will once again vie for attention at the Consumer Electronics Show, as vendors behind the scenes will seek ways to deal with tariffs threatened by US President-elect Donald Trump. The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) opens formally in Las Vegas on January 7, 2025, but preceding days are packed with product announcements. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)Tech

    This pair of glasses by Ray Ban’s parent company can help you hear. Yep, you heard that right

    By Healthcare Brew and Cassie McGrath
  • Scientists working in a labFinance

    Investors are plunking billions of dollars into AI-focused biopharma companies—a more than 300% increase from 2023

    By Healthcare Brew and Maia Anderson
  • Healthcare bankruptcyFinance

    Private equity is bankrupting American healthcare firms—literally

    By Maia Anderson, Healthcare Brew, and others
  • PharmaciesHealth

    ‘This is an emergency’: Trade group warns nearly a third of all independent pharmacies will go extinct because of a CMS rule

    By Maia Anderson, Healthcare Brew, and others
  • Hospital patientHealth

    Your Medicare coverage is hugely influenced by something called ‘the two-midnight rule.’ Here’s what that is

    By Will Peischel, Healthcare Brew, and others