Higher doses of a Viking Therapeutics pill that targets two receptors led to greater weight loss without worsening safety or tolerability, according to Phase 1 results presented during the ObesityWeek conference. Meanwhile, an injectable version of this Viking drug is on track to Phase 3 testing. The post Viking Therapeutics’ Early Clinical Data Continue to…
Jason Hill, Ochsner Health’s innovation officer, said he goes to sleep most nights and wakes up most morning worried about one thing: the state of generative AI governance in healthcare. To him, providers and other healthcare organizations are in dire need of frameworks to ensure their AI tools are safe and perform well over time….
Steps that healthcare providers can take – internally and with the help of external partners – to boost both their security capabilities and the confidence of their clinicians in those capabilities The post Imaging Practices Can Restore Their Clinicians’ Cybersecurity Confidence With These Four Steps appeared first on MedCity News.
Nutrition isn’t a supplement — it’s foundational to metabolic health. It’s time we integrate more ‘Food as Medicine’ initiatives alongside the GLP-1 therapies that are gaining traction. The post A Recipe for Better Obesity Care: Integrating GLP-1s with Food as Medicine appeared first on MedCity News.
Archon Biosciences’ antibody cages change the structure of an antibody to control how a drug distributes in the body. The startup comes from the lab of David Baker, the University of Washington professor of biochemistry recently awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in computational protein design. The post Protein-Design Startup Archon Adds…
During HLTH, I spoke with some investors and digital health executives about the types of startups that they haven’t encountered yet — but would like to. The post 3 Types of Startups that Healthcare Leaders Want to See More Of appeared first on MedCity News.
In a recent interview, Elizabeth Mitchell, president and CEO of the Purchaser Business Group on Health, discussed employers’ challenges in accessing medical data, emphasizing the need for transparency and potential strategies to enhance their fiduciary responsibilities. The post PBGH CEO: Transparency is “Table Stakes” and an “Expectation” appeared first on MedCity News.
As multi-billion investment continues to pour into the R&D of future obesity medications, the need for evidence generation of health benefits beyond short-term weight loss will be critical to the decision-making of healthcare providers and payers. The post Redefining Clinical Development of Obesity Drugs: What Does Success Look Like? appeared first on MedCity News.
While VBC opens the door to new care models, they alone cannot solve another key driver of healthcare costs: many people are diagnosed late in their disease progression when care costs are higher. The post Earlier Detection and Treatment are Essential for Meeting VBC Goals appeared first on MedCity News.
The ability to reduce physician burnout is one of the most exciting things about AI, said CHAI CEO Brian Anderson. In his view, ambient listening AI could end up changing the healthcare delivery world in a similar way that the advent of the sewing machine changed the textile and fashion industry in the 1840s. The…