Hundreds of seriously ill patients in the UK suffering from undiagnosed conditions have had the underlying genetic causes pinpointed by a groundbreaking project, which scientists believe will cut the cost to the NHS of treating rare diseases and improve patient care. First scientific results from the 100,000 Genomes Project, a £300m five-year initiative funded mainly…
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Rivian, the electric vehicle maker that has yet to record any meaningful revenue, surged on its Nasdaq debut, with an opening market value of more than $100bn, greater than Ford and General Motors. The company’s shares began trading at $106.75 per share, 37 per cent higher than its initial public offering price and almost four…
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More than 12 million people have enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program since COVID-19 outbreaks began in the U.S., largely due to shifting eligibility requirements and increases in federal funding to make care more accessible. Now, community health centers are worried these flexibilities might not last once the public health emergency ends,…
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Ten states sued the federal government Wednesday challenging its mandate for employees at Medicare and Medicaid-participating healthcare facilities to receive COVID-19 vaccines, saying the requirement will exacerbate workforce shortages. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, asks the court to permanently stop the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is walking back its push to pay for more complex services without inpatient stays, a move that will dent revenues for health systems that have boosted investment in outpatient facilities. The agency announced during the Trump administration that it would phase out its list of around 1,700 services…
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England has recorded its longest unbroken run of declining daily coronavirus caseloads since February, as Covid-19-related hospital admissions begin to fall in every region of the country, according to an FT analysis of official data. The number of new daily cases reported in England has been lower than a week earlier for 18 successive days,…
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England has recorded its longest unbroken run of declining daily coronavirus caseloads since February, as Covid-19-related hospital admissions begin to fall in every region of the country, according to an FT analysis of official data. The number of new daily cases reported in England has been lower than a week earlier for 18 successive days,…
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This article is an on-site version of our #techFT newsletter. Sign up here to get the complete newsletter sent straight to your inbox every weekday Introducing: Twitter’s crypto team It’s official, Twitter is embracing crypto. The social media giant has announced a dedicated crypto team, marking the latest push by chief executive Jack Dorsey (a big bitcoin…
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If anyone deserves credit for Rivian’s success it could be the two richest men in the world, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. On Wednesday, the hyped electric truckmaker began trading after it sold $12bn of stock. Shares opened 37 per cent above the float price for a valuation of $93bn, according to Bloomberg data. That…
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