Statin use is linked to lower death rate in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

The use of cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins is associated with a lower death rate and a lower incidence of mechanical ventilation in patients hospitalized with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), researchers report June 24 in Cell Metabolism. The large-scale retrospective study also showed that mortality risk and other negative outcomes were not increased by combination therapy…

Hospitals Sued to Keep Prices Secret. They Lost.

ImagePresident Trump last November, announcing the executive order on health care pricing transparency.Credit…Zach Gibson/Getty Images A federal judge has upheld a Trump administration policy that requires hospitals and health insurers to publish their negotiated prices for health services, numbers that are typically kept secret. The policy is part of a major push by the administration…