This is a question I can’t answer with certainty. Patients often believe that since I’m part of the health-care system, I would know. But I don’t, not as a doctor — and not even when I’m a patient myself. In the United States, health insurance is so extraordinarily complicated, with different insurers offering different plans,…
Cala Health closed a $50 million funding round. The Silicon Valley-based company sells an FDA-cleared wearable device that temporarily relieves hand tremors in people with essential tremor and Parkinson’s disease. The post Cala Health Snags $50M for At-Home Tremor Relief Therapy appeared first on MedCity News.
Results from the Phase 3 DREAMM-7 study show GSK drug Blenrep is helping multiple myeloma patients live longer compared to treatment with blockbuster Johnson & Johnson drug Darzalex. The data, presented Monday during the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology, are part of a submission now under FDA review that could lead to…
Soda Health’s $50 million Series B financing round was led by General Catalyst and included participation from former Humana CEO Bruce Broussard, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Define Ventures, Qiming Venture Partners USA and SVB Capital. The post Soda Health Secures $50M to Grow Smart Benefits Platform appeared first on MedCity News.
Police have arrested a suspect in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson
Swiss Medtech Company Medacta teamed up with Geisinger to begin providing the world’s first, lifetime guarantee on shoulder replacement surgeries. The post A Lifetime Guarantee on a Shoulder Implant? This Device Maker Is Offering It Through Geisinger appeared first on MedCity News.
Carta Healthcare buys UPMC-backed Realize Intelligence, which focuses on data abstraction in oncology
Jeff Kromrey, de 69 años, se sentará con su hija la próxima vez que lo visite y le enseñará cómo acceder a sus cuentas en Internet en caso que sufra una crisis de salud inesperada. Gayle Williams-Brett, también de 69, planea empezar un proyecto que lleva meses posponiendo: organizar toda su información financiera. Michael Davis,…
With evidence generated in minutes, the days of broad-based guidelines will be gone, as researchers and clinicians will have personalized evidence at their fingertips that can transform value-based care. The post How AI Can Close the Gap in Evidence-Based Care appeared first on MedCity News.
It’s been about two years since most states began receiving millions of dollars in opioid settlement payments from companies that made or distributed prescription painkillers. But whether you can track how that windfall has been spent depends largely on where you live. That’s because there is no federal standard dictating the information that must be…