Lantern has publicly released its methodology for calculating surgical savings, and is inviting others to do the same. The post Lantern Unveils Savings Methodology to Increase Transparency for Specialty Care Pricing appeared first on MedCity News.
The American Cancer Society struck a multi-year collaboration with Layer Health, a healthcare AI company that uses LLMs to improve data abstraction and generate insights. The partners will abstract data from thousands of medical charts of patients enrolled in the American Cancer Society’s research studies, with the ultimate goal of shortening research timelines. The post…
AstraZeneca’s EsoBiotec acquisition is the latest in a series of deals struck by the pharma giant to secure a place in the next wave of cell therapies for cancer and immune-mediated diseases. EsoBiotec’s allogeneic cell therapies are made by the in vivo reprogramming of a patient’s immune cells. The post AstraZeneca Aims to Make Cell…
President Trump’s pick to lead the CMS, Dr. Oz, promises to fight healthcare fraud and push to make Americans healthier
“Breaking news: The Trump administration just announced that Medicare will stop covering telehealth starting April 1. … We need to stand up to these Medicare cuts.” Rep. Ro. Khanna (D-Calif.), in a TikTok video posted Feb. 20, 2025 Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) posted a Tiktok video on Feb. 20 saying he had “breaking news” about…
The current wave of generative AI has captured public imagination, but we must temper our expectations. While these models demonstrate impressive capabilities in processing vast amounts of medical literature and generating coherent text, they’re far from perfect. The post Fluency Isn’t Intelligence in Healthcare appeared first on MedCity News.
Modern trial designs, digital solutions and a deeper understanding of patient realities are helping to open research to more people, including women and others who have historically been underrepresented. The post Better Science, Better Medicine: How Clinical Research Advances Women’s Health appeared first on MedCity News.
HELENA, Mont. — Montana lawmakers are grappling with how — if at all — the state should rein in kratom, an unregulated plant-derived substance with addictive properties sold mainly as a mood and energy booster at gas stations, vape shops, and elsewhere. Kratom, which originates from the leaves of a tree native to Southeast Asia,…
When the FDA announced in January, before President Joe Biden’s term ended, that it would ban a dye called red dye No. 3 in food and ingested drugs, the federal agency cited just one 1987 study on rats to support its action. The industry-funded study, based on data from two prior studies, was led by…
Spending cuts, immigration, and Medicaid are at the top of the Washington agenda. That climate provides fertile ground for misinformation and myths to multiply on social networks. Some of the most common are those surrounding immigrants, Latinos, and Medicaid. These claims include assertions that Latinos who use Medicaid, the federal-state program for low-income people and…