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…
[Sponsored] Incorporating aquatic therapy can enhance patient outcomes and shorten recovery times for health care professionals. In the Chicago suburbs, the demand for such programs is rising. The post Discover the Most Effective Aquatic Therapy Programs in Chicago Suburbs appeared first on MedCity News.
Novartis is paying $120 million up front to secure rights to a Monte Rosa molecular glue degrader drug candidate as well as options for two others. The two companies began working together last year under an alliance focused on immune mediated-diseases. The post Novartis Adds to Its Immunology Prospects With Another Deal for Monte Rosa’s…