Survey Shows Providers Committed to Digital Solutions
Spending on digital health has increased rapidly over past two years
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Community Pharmacies Fill Critical Healthcare Gaps in Rural Areas — Here’s How We Can Empower and Support Them
We need to equip pharmacists with technology that can help them to make impactful clinical interventions in the pharmacy and reimburse them for these services, which would help to address the provider shortage. The post Community Pharmacies Fill Critical Healthcare Gaps in Rural Areas — Here’s How We Can Empower and Support Them appeared first…
Precision Psychiatry is Possible — Especially if We Use Evidence-based Neural Measures to Drive Better Mental Health Treatment and Outcomes
By moving beyond subjective and heterogeneous criteria and embracing objective brain function measures, the field of psychiatry can achieve greater precision and efficacy in addressing complex disorders. The post Precision Psychiatry is Possible — Especially if We Use Evidence-based Neural Measures to Drive Better Mental Health Treatment and Outcomes appeared first on MedCity News.
Health Issues Motivating Black Women Voters for Harris
Vice President Kamala Harris, now on the presidential campaign trail, is making inroads with a key voting bloc: Black women, who are rallying behind her because of her work on issues such as preserving abortion access, curbing gun violence and reducing maternal deaths. What has become clear is not just that this voting group supports…
Chris Darland, Peerbridge Health
Chris Darland is CEO of Peerbridge Health, which is the maker of a “3 lead to 12 lead” EKG patch that can give a better view of overall cardiac health than what’s on the market now–which tend to specialize in AFIB. Chris thinks that the Peerbridge Cor product will lead to a new world where…
Journalists Talk Obesity, Oximeters, and Severe Weather’s Impact on Public Health
KFF Health News senior fellow and editor-at-large for public health Céline Gounder discussed how best to prepare for a storm on “CBS News 24/7” on Oct. 9. Click here to watch Gounder on “CBS News 24/7” KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed obesity on WAMU and NPR’s “1A” on Oct. 9. Click…
What is microRNA and why did its discovery merit this year’s Nobel Prize for Medicine?
This year, the Nobel Prize in medicine went to Victor Ambros, currently a Professor of Natural Science at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and Gary Ruvkun, a Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School. The two men won the award for their discovery of microRNA. One of the key questions of science is figuring…
Aiming to Outdo Rivals in Severe Asthma, Upstream Bio Upsizes IPO to $225M
Upstream Bio will use its IPO haul to continue clinical testing of verekitug, which it contends be a better treatment option for severe asthma compared to a commercialized Amgen and AstraZeneca drug. CAMP4 Therapeutics and Ceribell also priced IPOs to join the public markets. The post Aiming to Outdo Rivals in Severe Asthma, Upstream Bio…
Medicare Advantage Star Ratings Drop Again
For 2025, the average star rating for Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug contracts was 3.92, compared to 4.07 for 2024, 4.14 for 2023 and 4.37 for 2022. The post Medicare Advantage Star Ratings Drop Again appeared first on MedCity News.
Vice President Harris’ Proposal to Broaden Medicare Coverage of Home Care
On October 8, 2024, Vice President Harris has proposed to expand Medicare to provide home care to help families who are struggling with the costs of long-term care. If enacted, this would be the first major expansion of Medicare since the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 that added a prescription drug benefit to the program.