Bristol Myers Squibb is paying $50 million to begin a collaboration with Janux Therapeutics, a company that develops T cell engagers that activate specifically at the site of the tumor. It’s the second big pharma alliance for Janux, which has been working with Merck. The post BMS Tries Again With T Cell Engagers, Turning to…
SACRAMENTO, California — La administración Trump ha extendido su política de mano dura en inmigración a la red de atención médica pública, iniciando investigaciones sobre el gasto de Medicaid en al menos seis estados liderados por demócratas. Estos estados brindan cobertura médica integral a inmigrantes pobres y con discapacidades que viven en el país sin…
Becky Carroll was missing a few teeth, and others were stained or crooked. Ashamed, she smiled with lips pressed closed. Her dentist offered to fix most of her teeth with root canals and crowns, Carroll said, but she was wary of traveling a long road of dental work. Then Carroll saw a TV commercial for…
U.S. healthcare organizations lose $1.9 million on average during each day of downtime following a ransomware attack, according to new research from Comparitech. Rebecca Moody, Comparitech’s head of data research, predicted that the rate of ransomware attacks in the healthcare sector will accelerate even more in 2025. The post Healthcare Providers Lose Nearly $2M Per…
Four senior officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced their resignations in recent days, citing what they described as growing political interference in the agency’s scientific work, particularly regarding vaccines. Two of them — Debra Houry, the CDC’s chief science and medical officer, and Demetre Daskalakis, who led the National Center for…
Health economics and outcomes research has already started to use AI tools such as large language models (LLM) across a diverse set of study types, including systematic literature reviews (SLR), health economic modelling (HEM) and real-world evidence (RWE). In SLRs, LLMs can assist with abstract and full-text screening, bias assessment, data extraction, and automating meta-analysis…
Matt Holt, former New Mountain Capital executive, is exploring a $30 billion deal to combine five health tech startups into a single platform called Thoreau. The venture would set out to simplify and integrate services across payers, providers and data — and if completed, it would rank among the largest private equity-backed health tech companies…
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In a video posted to Reddit this summer, Lucie Rosenthal’s face starts focused and uncertain, looking intently into the camera, before it happens. She releases a succinct, croak-like belch. Then, it’s wide-eyed surprise, followed by rollicking laughter. “I got it!” the Denver resident says after what was her second burp ever. “It’s really rocking my…
The House of Representatives recently passed a budget reconciliation bill that would appropriate funding for cost-sharing reductions that insurers are required to provide to low-income enrollees in the Affordable Care Act marketplace. This brief explains what these cost-sharing reductions are, how they relate to federal spending, and what effect appropriating funding might have on premiums…