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DENVER — Outside HCA HealthONE Rose medical center, the snow is flying. Inside, on the third floor, there’s a flurry of activity within the labor and delivery unit. “There’s a lot of action up here. It can be very stressful at times,” said Kristina Fraser, an OB-GYN in blue scrubs. Nurses wheel a very pregnant…
PASADENA, Calif. — As Fernando Ramirez drove to work the day after the Eaton Fire erupted, smoke darkened the sky, ash and embers rained onto his windshield, and the air smelled of melting rubber and plastic. He pulled to the side of the road and cried at the sight of residents trying to save their…
By KIM BELLARD Gosh, who knew that Jan 13 would be an AI day, with at least three major announcements about “blueprints” for its development going forward? Of course, these days every day is an AI day; trying to take in all AI-related news can be overwhelming. But before some other AI news drowns them…
That is according to the FDA. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery summarizes the progress to date as follows. The FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) and Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) approved 57 new therapeutic drugs (NTD) in 2024. This is slightly above the average of 53 NTDs per year for 2014–2024,…
AstraZeneca’s Datroway, an antibody drug conjugate (ADC), is now FDA approved for advanced cases of breast cancer that is HR positive and HER2 negative. Datroway targets TROP2, the same cancer protein addressed by Trodelvy, a Gilead Sciences ADC also approved for breast cancer. The post AstraZeneca, Daiichi Sankyo ADC Lands FDA Approval in Advanced Breast…
Many healthcare executives are applauding the list of additional drugs chosen for the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, while some drug companies are opposing it. The post How Healthcare Leaders Reacted to the 15 Additional Drugs Selected for Medicare Negotiation Program appeared first on MedCity News.
Joel Keenan, M.D., owner of York Primary Care in Maine, describes new tools in his eClinicalWorks EHR that are saving him time
Here are three key trends that pharma leaders and clinical operations teams should monitor this year, along with a checklist of strategic priorities to stay ahead. The post Navigating 2025: Three Key Trends Shaping the Future of Pharma appeared first on MedCity News.
Healthcare providers and vendors are learning the hard way that hackers are relentless and resourceful, constantly adjusting tactics and tools and using new technology, including AI, to launch more sophisticated attacks. The post Healthcare’s Cybersecurity Crisis: Why Today’s Defenses Are Failing Against Evolving Threats appeared first on MedCity News.