Addressing the obesity-cancer connection begins with awareness. The more we understand how excess weight influences cancer risk, the better equipped we are to intervene early, tailor treatment, and support long-term health. The post Obesity, Cancer, and the New Frontier of Treatment appeared first on MedCity News.
Penobscot County, Maine, is grappling with the largest HIV outbreak in the state’s history. Home to Bangor, a city of roughly 32,000, the county has identified 28 new cases over nearly two years. That’s seven times the typical number for that length of time. Nearly all cases are among people who use drugs and are…
A key federal vaccine advisory panel whose members were recently replaced by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to vote to recommend delaying until age 4 the hepatitis B vaccine that’s currently given to newborns, according to two former senior Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials. “There is going…
Berry Street’s new GLP-1 nutrition program supports patients who are starting GLP-1s, currently taking them or transitioning off of them. Patients receive care from registered dietitians and certified nutrition specialists. The post Berry Street Introduces GLP-1 Nutrition Program appeared first on MedCity News.
HBO’s The Pitt won three Emmys for its portrayal of the challenges faced by healthcare workers. Dr. Jason Cohen, a physician and chief medical officer of inpatient at patient flow automation startup Qventus, said the series highlights critical issues like emergency department boarding, staffing shortages and the mental toll on patient care and frontline staff….
New members were chosen just days before vaccine advisers to the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices meet
The free online book R for Health Technology Assessment has the answer: Markov models are characterised by a memoryless property called the Markov assumption or Markov property. Under the Markov assumption, movement of an individual from their current health state to a future one, conditional on both past and current health states, depends only on…
The $50 billion program funding will be distributed to approved states over five years
[Sponsored] In this episode, a pharmacy benefit management executive and a pharmacy startup talk about why benefit verification, prior authorizations, and patient affordability still break the workflow and how smart integrations, real-time eligibility, and intuitive design can reduce friction for all involved. The post MedCity Pivot Podcast: Price Transparency is the New North in the…
Cuando Judith Miller se hizo un análisis de sangre rutinario en julio, recibió una alerta en su teléfono ese mismo día indicando que sus resultados ya estaban disponibles en línea. Así que, cuando su doctor le escribió al día siguiente para decirle que en general todo estaba bien, Miller le preguntó sobre el nivel elevado…