Oral diseases cost Americans almost $140 billion annually. What will it take to bring these costs down? The post If We Treated Tooth Decay Like We Treat Heart Disease, We’d Save Billions appeared first on MedCity News.
Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed on “CBS Mornings Plus” on June 10 how Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s removal of members of the CDC vaccine advisory committee could affect public health. Click here to watch Gounder on “CBS Mornings Plus” Freelance journalist and KFF Health News…
Through a new partnership, Zocdoc’s technology has been embedded within Blue Shield of California’s “Find a Doctor” feature. Members can now log in and find real-time availability of providers in their network and book appointments within a 90-day window directly through the insurer’s website. The post Blue Shield of California, Zocdoc Partner To Help Members…
This brief provides an overview of vaccine coverage requirements by payer or program, as they relate to ACIP and the CDC.
Hundreds of workers at the National Institutes of Health — the largest public funder of biomedical research in the world — are openly protesting the Trump administration’s policies regarding the agency, saying the upheaval and harm being done to the institution is so great that they felt they had no choice. A letter sent June…
AstraZeneca’s R&D collaboration with CSPC Pharmaceutical Group includes an oral small molecule for immunological diseases, which would offer a dosing edge over currently available injectable medications. The agreement follows a 2024 licensing agreement that granted AstraZeneca rights to an oral CSPC drug candidate in development for a metabolic disorder. The post AstraZeneca Turns to CSPC…
In the past, arbitrary maintenance schedules and planned downtime were necessary expenses. Now we have the tools to think and work differently The post Maximizing Equipment Uptime with Predictive Maintenance Technologies appeared first on MedCity News.
Dozens of HIV experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention received emails on Wednesday revoking notices they received 10 weeks ago that laid them off. Damage to their projects may be permanent, however, and ongoing restrictions on their research will harm lives, multiple HIV scientists at the CDC told KFF Health News on…
Clinical trials, real-world data and digital biomarkers are turning artificial intelligence into a practical ally in the fight against depression. The post How AI Is Helping Psychiatrists Make Faster, Smarter Treatment Decisions appeared first on MedCity News.
[Sponsored] Therapists rely on practice management software to maintain seamless and compliant integration between their administrative and clinical departments. The post The Essential Guide to Practice Management Software for Therapists appeared first on MedCity News.