Report: Immigrants in NYC Have Higher Life Expectancy Than U.S.-Born People
The NYC Health Department released a report highlighting the immigrant contributions to the city’s health
April 2025
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Eli Lilly’s Metabolic Medicine Takes the Lead in the Race to Develop an Oral GLP-1 Drug
The first Phase 3 results for Eli Lilly’s daily pill orforglipron show statistically significant reductions in blood sugar and body weight in patients with type 2 diabetes. The pharmaceutical giant plans global regulatory submissions starting at the end of this year. The post Eli Lilly’s Metabolic Medicine Takes the Lead in the Race to Develop…
Analysis of USAID’s Active and Terminated Awards List: How Many Are Global Health?
This data note analyzes the list of terminated and active awards the Trump Administration recently sent to Congress highlighting to assess the impact on global health awards.
Ohio Rural Hospitals Band Together, Form Clinically Integrated Network
The Ohio High Value Network is led by Cibolo Health, which has led similar efforts in North Dakota and Minnesota
Health Plans Can Reduce Costs with a Focus on Rising Risk
Healthcare organizations need to jump in with both feet when it comes to AI, as mitigating risk is quickly becoming an existential business issue. Machine learning has quickly gone from being a nice-to-have to a must-have. The post Health Plans Can Reduce Costs with a Focus on Rising Risk appeared first on MedCity News.
The Rise of Plant-Based Self-Medication and What Healthcare Must Do Next
The self-medicating plant movement sits at the intersection of empowerment and misinformation. On one hand, it signals a growing desire for agency in personal health. On the other, it raises alarms about safety, oversight, and the risk of delayed care. The post The Rise of Plant-Based Self-Medication and What Healthcare Must Do Next appeared first…
Beyond Ivy League, RFK Jr.’s NIH Slashed Science Funding Across States That Backed Trump
The National Institutes of Health’s sweeping cuts of grants that fund scientific research are inflicting pain almost universally across the U.S., including in most states that backed President Donald Trump in the 2024 election. A KFF Health News analysis underscores that the terminations are sparing no part of the country, politically or geographically. About 40%…
RFK Jr. Struggles To Navigate Frustrated Supporters and a Demanding Boss
After the Senate voted to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary, supporters of his “Make America Healthy Again” movement cheered at having a champion in the federal government. Now the grumbling has begun. Some of Kennedy’s allies say he’s become almost inaccessible since his confirmation and complain that he’s made…
Food is Medicine?
Everyone knows that eating healthy is good for your health. But should we think of food as a type of medicine? A paper by Ridberg et al. (2025) examines public perceptions of different interventions to get people to eat better to improve their health. Health systems are increasingly deploying Food Is Medicine interventions, which incorporate…
BREAKING NOW: Report: Trump White House to Drastically Slash HHS Budget
The Washington Post on Wednesday broke a report on the White House’s plans for the HHS budget