Liver Complications Lead FDA to Stop Tests of Intellia Gene-Editing Therapy for a Rare Disease
The FDA clinical hold covers two Phase 3 studies for nexiguran ziclumeran, or nex-z, an…
Liver Complications Lead FDA to Stop Tests of Intellia Gene-Editing Therapy for a Rare Disease
The FDA clinical hold covers two Phase 3 studies for nexiguran ziclumeran, or nex-z, an experimental gene-editing therapy for transthyretin amyloidosis. Nex-z uses the CRISPR gene-editing technology to inactivate the gene that codes for the protein driving this rare disease. The post Liver Complications Lead FDA to Stop Tests of Intellia Gene-Editing Therapy for a…
Challenges with Implementing Work Requirements: Findings from a Survey of State Medicaid Programs
To better understand how states are preparing for Medicaid work requirements, states were asked to discuss anticipated challenges to implementing work requirements by the end of 2026, including related system changes and data matching.
Creating Exceptional Patient Experiences Starts with Identity Intelligence
We must work together across the care continuum to establish both local and network-trusted identity data management capabilities that can unify patient data across fragmented data silos at both the database layer and the front-end digital and physical access layer. The post Creating Exceptional Patient Experiences Starts with Identity Intelligence appeared first on MedCity News.
Innovation Fatigue is Rampant: What’s the Rx to Fix It?
It’s not the flashiest technologies or rapid-speed AI breakthroughs that can do it. It’s the technologies laser-focused on the unglamorous but all-consuming coordination problems that suck up medical staff’s time, stress them out, and compromise patient care. The post Innovation Fatigue is Rampant: What’s the Rx to Fix It? appeared first on MedCity News.
Report Finds Healthcare Navigation Is at a Crossroads
[Sponsored] The 2025 Benefits Sentiment Index is based on a survey of 120 benefit consultants to self-insured employers and is sponsored by Quantum Health. The post Report Finds Healthcare Navigation Is at a Crossroads appeared first on MedCity News.
Better Treatments Buoy Multiple-Myeloma Patients, Bound by Research Cuts and Racial Disparities
For more than a year, Diane Hunter, now 72, had been experiencing vague symptoms — pain in her spine and hips, nausea, exhaustion, thirst, and frequent urination. Her primary care physician had ruled out diabetes before finally chalking up her ailments to getting older. But months of intense back pain eventually landed her in the…
At The Hollow in Florida, the ‘Medical Freedom’ Movement Finds Its Base Camp
VENICE, Fla. — MAGA and MAHA are happily married in Florida, and nowhere more at home than in Sarasota County, where on a humid October night a crowd of several hundred gathered to honor state Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, his wife, and an unlicensed Canadian radiologist who treats cancer with horse paste. The event, titled…
A Bite, a Bill, and a Bureaucratic Chill in Winning Halloween Haikus
Nearly 100 health care-themed haikus crept into our inbox this Halloween. See the winning poems and top runners-up from KFF Health News’ seventh annual Halloween haiku contest, illustrated by Oona Zenda. The judges’ favorites were inspired by tick migration, Medicaid work requirements, and rising copays. Follow KFF Health News’ social media accounts (X, Instagram, and…
Novo Nordisk Swoops In With $6.5B Bid to Top Pfizer’s M&A Deal With Obesity Biotech Metsera
Acquisition talks for Metsera that played out this year culminated in an agreement with Pfizer, which agreed to buy the obesity drug developer for $4.9 billion. Novo Nordisk, a finalist in that pursuit, is positioning itself as a deal spoiler with a new unsolicited offer that shells out much more upfront cash. The post Novo…
California Signs PBM Law: As Federal PBM Regulation Lags, the States Step Up
With federal PBM reform stalled, states like California are stepping up with laws like SB 41 to boost transparency and lower drug costs. The post California Signs PBM Law: As Federal PBM Regulation Lags, the States Step Up appeared first on MedCity News.
