ACIP, CDC, and Insurance Coverage of Vaccines in the United States
This brief provides an overview of vaccine coverage requirements by payer or program, as they relate to ACIP and the CDC.
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NIH Workers Risk Retaliation by Openly Protesting Trump Policies
Hundreds of workers at the National Institutes of Health — the largest public funder of biomedical research in the world — are openly protesting the Trump administration’s policies regarding the agency, saying the upheaval and harm being done to the institution is so great that they felt they had no choice. A letter sent June…
AstraZeneca Turns to CSPC Pharma Again, Putting Up $110M to Start Multi-Drug R&D Pact
AstraZeneca’s R&D collaboration with CSPC Pharmaceutical Group includes an oral small molecule for immunological diseases, which would offer a dosing edge over currently available injectable medications. The agreement follows a 2024 licensing agreement that granted AstraZeneca rights to an oral CSPC drug candidate in development for a metabolic disorder. The post AstraZeneca Turns to CSPC…
Maximizing Equipment Uptime with Predictive Maintenance Technologies
In the past, arbitrary maintenance schedules and planned downtime were necessary expenses. Now we have the tools to think and work differently The post Maximizing Equipment Uptime with Predictive Maintenance Technologies appeared first on MedCity News.
CDC Staffing Upheaval Disrupts HIV Projects and Wastes Money, Researchers Say
Dozens of HIV experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention received emails on Wednesday revoking notices they received 10 weeks ago that laid them off. Damage to their projects may be permanent, however, and ongoing restrictions on their research will harm lives, multiple HIV scientists at the CDC told KFF Health News on…
How AI Is Helping Psychiatrists Make Faster, Smarter Treatment Decisions
Clinical trials, real-world data and digital biomarkers are turning artificial intelligence into a practical ally in the fight against depression. The post How AI Is Helping Psychiatrists Make Faster, Smarter Treatment Decisions appeared first on MedCity News.
The Essential Guide to Practice Management Software for Therapists
[Sponsored] Therapists rely on practice management software to maintain seamless and compliant integration between their administrative and clinical departments. The post The Essential Guide to Practice Management Software for Therapists appeared first on MedCity News.
Kennedy’s HHS Sent Congress ‘Junk Science’ To Defend Vaccine Changes, Experts Say
A document the Department of Health and Human Services sent to lawmakers to support Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to change U.S. policy on covid vaccines cites scientific studies that are unpublished or under dispute and mischaracterizes others. One health expert called the document “willful medical disinformation” about the safety of covid vaccines for…
Matthew on the Inside Medtech Innovation podcast
I was a guest on Shannon Lantzy‘s podcast Inside Medtech Innovation. I went on far too long about my background but we had a very fun chat, including the real origin story of why I am in health technology, and a bit about my fascination with Japan. Plus some more health care stuff. I enjoyed…
Which states have the most private-equity owned hospitals?
Data from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) provides the answer. Data below are sorted by most to least number (N) private equity-owned hospitals. One can clearly see that Texas is leading the way in terms of raw numbers but New Mexico has the highest share of hospitals that are PE-owned. PESP Private Equity Hospital…