Through a new partnership, members of the Midwest Health Purchasers Collaborative can access Vida Health’s obesity care solutions. The post Midwest Health Purchasers Collaborative Taps Vida Health for Obesity Specialty Care appeared first on MedCity News.
World Sleep Day: Health Benefits & Tips for Better Sleep Table of Contents What is World Sleep Day? Have you ever stopped and thought about the role that sleep plays in your life? From the way you wake up in the morning to the way you perform at work, sleep is responsible for everything. Unfortunately,…
Beyond weight reduction and long-term maintenance of weight loss, the FDA decision for oral Wegovy covers use of the once-daily pill for reducing the risk of major cardiovascular events. Novo Nordisk expects the Wegovy tablet will launch in early January. The post Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy Pill Becomes First FDA-Approved Oral GLP-1 Drug for Weight Loss…
Self-pay collections are challenging for healthcare organizations of all shapes and sizes, but particularly for mid-size providers. Caught in an awkward middle ground, these organizations are often too large to operate with the agility and personal touch of small clinics, but too small to leverage the economies of scale available to large health systems. Revenue…
To truly expand CAR T access and prepare for the wave of new T cell-based therapies coming through the pipeline, we must find better ways to manage CRS and ICANS. The post For Many, CAR T is a Miracle Therapy – We Need to Get it to More Patients appeared first on MedCity News.
By MATTHEW HOLT I was having a fight on Twitter this week and it hit me. America 2024 is Japan 1989. The topic of the fight was right-wing VC Peter Thiel. In 2001 he put a ton of Paypal stock allegedly worth less than $2,000 into a Roth IRA. The Roth IRA was designed so…
Vertex Pharmaceuticals is known for its cystic fibrosis drugs, but the company aims to diversify with a pipeline that reaches more therapeutic areas. CEO Reshma Kewalramani explained Vertex’s strategy during the World Medical Innovation Forum in Boston. The post Pain Meds, Cell Therapies & More: Vertex Pharma CEO Talks About What’s Next After Cystic Fibrosis…
Health tech companies made several major funding announcements in August. Here is a list of some of the biggest funding rounds. The post 4 Notable Health Tech Funding Announcements in August appeared first on MedCity News.
KFF’s Health Tracking Poll looks at public awareness and support for ACA Marketplace subsidies and finds that most adults are unaware the subsidies are set to expire soon. Three in four say Congress should extend the subsidies and support persists despite hearing counter arguments.
This KFF Health Tracking Poll finds that many, including women of reproductive age, remain unfamiliar with key facts about mifepristone. Fewer than half of all adults say they believe abortion pills are safe now, compared to over half of all adults two years ago. This poll explores awareness and perception of the recent FDA review…