Davita, former CEO charged for alleged noncompete conspiracies

Dive Brief: DaVita, which operates outpatient care center centers across the U.S. focusing on kidney care and dialysis, along with its former CEO Kent Thiry, received a two-count federal indictment from a grand jury for conspiring with competing companies to not poach each other’s senior-level employees. The indictment alleges the company and its CEO engaged… Read More »

Infectious disease expert agrees with Biden that platforms like Facebook are ‘killing people’ with Covid misinformation

Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, founding director of the Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases at Boston University, told CNBC, that, medically, she agrees with President Joe Biden‘s assertion that platforms like Facebook are killing people by allowing Covid-19 vaccine misinformation on their services. “I think social media is playing a big role in amplifying misinformation, which is leading… Read More »

Is It Lyme Disease or Something Else?

Lyme disease affects an estimated 300,000 people in the United States each year. Despite its increasing prevalence, there are many lingering myths about this tick-borne illness. Also known as the “great imitator,” Lyme disease often affects more than one system in the body and can trigger a wide range of symptoms that may mimic other… Read More »