Medicine

Senators Elizabeth Warren and Josh Hawley and Representatives Diana Harshbarger and Jake Auchincloss introduced the Patients Before Monopolies Act on Wednesday. It aims to prohibit the parent company of a PBM or insurer from owning a pharmacy business. The post Senators, Representatives Introduce Bill That Would Ban Joint Ownership of PBMs and Pharmacies appeared first…

You can provide the best care possible inside the four walls of your hospital, but if your patients can’t afford their prescriptions after you discharge them, the system isn’t working.  The post The Cost of Medication Non-Adherence — How Hospitals Can Close the Gap through Better Communication appeared first on MedCity News.

Investing in strategic healthcare communications is not just good marketing, it is essential for organizations that want to restore trust and improve patient outcomes. The post The Role of Marketing in Building Trust Between Providers and Patients appeared first on MedCity News.

Noom will begin offering oral medications for weight loss, starting with Metformin. This can support those who have a needle version or have a lower body mass index than indicated for GLP-1s. The post Noom Launches Oral Medication Offering for Weight Loss appeared first on MedCity News.

Belgian sleep diagnostics company Sunrise announced the acquisition of Dreem Health, a California-based sleep clinic. This has allowed Sunrise to provide its telehealth-based sleep care in California, Iowa, Maryland and Washington, with plans to be available nationwide next year. The post Belgian Sleep Medicine Company Begins Providing Care In The US Through New Acquisition appeared…

A multiple myeloma cell therapy has encouraging results analysts say could make it best in its class and a gene-editing therapy is showing early promise in sickle cell disease. Here’s a recap of those developments and others from the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. The post ASH 2024 Recap: Movement in…

Given the increased use — and misuse — of opioid medications, it is imperative that we continue to expand access to drug-free pain treatment options. The post Why Expanding Access to Alternative Drug-free Pain Management May be the Key to Improving Chronic Pain Patient Outcomes appeared first on MedCity News.

AI can serve as an invaluable tool, but blindly trusting “confidence scores” creates serious risks. Here are some better alternatives. The post The Hidden Dangers of AI Confidence Scores in Healthcare appeared first on MedCity News.

Pyx Health’s new condition management program will support people with conditions like diabetes, hypertension and pregnancy. The post Social Health Platform Pyx Health Unveils Condition Management Program appeared first on MedCity News.