For nearly three years, Eric Tennant endured chemotherapy infusions, rounds of radiation, biopsies, and hospitalizations that left him weak and depleted. “It’s good to be home,” he said after one hospital stay in early June, “yet I’m tired and ready to get on with things.” In 2023, Tennant, of Bridgeport, West Virginia, was diagnosed with…
When doctors told her they had to remove her tongue and voice box to save her life from the cancer that had invaded her mouth, Sonya Sotinsky sat down with a microphone to record herself saying the things she would never again be able to say. “Happy birthday” and “I’m proud of you” topped the…
A 2024 Data Quality Framework (DQF) from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) aims to provide some guidance for drug manufacturers. Here is a summary of that document. Factors to be considered when evaluating RWD Key factors to be considered in the EMA’s DQF include: Reliability: Are the data correct?Extensiveness: Are the data enoughCoherence: Are the…
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By KRISTINA SMITH & PHIYEN NGUYEN Policymakers and advocates often promote drug price transparency to lower costs and improve equity. While transparency is an important first step toward accountability and informed public budgeting, it does not guarantee affordable prices or fair access to medicines. Transparency Has Some Benefits Drug price transparency helps show how and…
Mientras la desinformación sobre la salud de las mujeres se propaga más rápido que nunca, médicos dicen que una nueva investigación sobre los riesgos de los anticonceptivos hormonales pone en evidencia los desafíos de comunicar con matices en la era de las redes sociales. El extenso estudio, realizado en Suecia, siguió a más de 2…
Rates of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, are surging in Texas, Florida, California, Oregon, and other states and localities across the country. The outbreaks are fueled by falling vaccination rates, fading immunity, and delays in public health tracking systems, according to interviews with state and federal health officials. Babies too young to be fully…
Along with the occasional aches and pains, growing older can bring surprise setbacks and serious diseases. Longtime relationships with doctors people trust often make even bad news more tolerable. Losing that support — especially during a health crisis — can be terrifying. That’s why little-known federal requirements are supposed to protect people with privately run…
On September 19, 2025, an executive order increased the fee for new H-1B petitions from approximately $3500 to $100 000 per applicant. How is this policy likely to impact the healthcare workforce in the U.S.? A paper by Liu et al. (2025) uses Department of Labor data on certified Labor Condition Applications (LCAs) supporting H-1B visas…
I met the Nabla management team two years ago. Two years later they have ridden the wave of AI scribing to be one of the leaders in the field. At HLTH this year, I caught up with CEO Alex Lebrun and COO Delphine Groll to check in on their growth (150 customers and 100K users)…