# hospital markups

New analyses connect ownership and pricing to patient outcomes, with emergency department deaths rising after hospital buyouts and high‑markup facilities reporting worse results. At the same time, evidence‑backed prevention—from pasteurization neutralizing H5N1 to passive UV rapidly inactivating airborne allergens—and promising living therapies in oncology show practical paths to improve care.

Emerging findings link everyday behaviors, biological variants and system-level incentives to measurable differences in longevity, mental health and care quality. Quantified disparities and promising but cautious biomarker and metabolism results underscore where policy, clinical practice and product design can immediately reduce risk and improve resilience.