While advancements in diagnostics are promising, the need remains for healthcare professionals to take the lead on proactive conversations with patients and their loved ones about the early signs and symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. The post Transforming Our Collective Approach to Alzheimer’s Disease Care Begins with Early and Accurate Diagnosis appeared first on MedCity News.
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, deaths due to drug overdose among adolescents more than doubled, primarily driven by the synthetic opioid, fentanyl.
At JPM25, Nvidia announced four new partnerships focused on scaling AI models across the healthcare industry. The company is teaming up with Mayo Clinic, Illumina, IQVIA and Arc Institute. The post Nvidia Announces Partnerships with Mayo Clinic, Illumina & More at JPM25 appeared first on MedCity News.
A year ago, a new head of Social Security set out to stop the agency from financially devastating many of the people it was meant to help. The agency had long made it a practice to reduce or halt benefit checks to recoup billions of dollars in payments it sent recipients but later said they…
Pfizer is walking away from partner Sangamo Therapeutics ahead of expected regulatory submissions for the hemophilia A gene therapy they co-developed. Cash-strapped Sangamo said it is now looking for a new partner for the program. The post Pfizer Ends Sangamo Alliance With Gene Therapy for Hemophilia on Cusp of FDA Filing appeared first on MedCity…
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That is the title of a paper published today in Future Oncology with co-authors Erin Mulvey, Kyi-Sin Than, Sanjana Muthukrishnan, Alex Mutebi, Anindit Chhibber, Anthony Wang, Abualbishr Alshreef, Diala Harb, Victor Gonzalez, Sarah Quinlan, Vardhaman Patel and Patrick Connor Johnson. The study was conducted in collaboration with the Lymphoma Research Foundation. The abstract is below:…
During his first news conference as Health and Human Services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on April 16 ticked off things he thinks kids with autism will never do, including paying taxes, holding a job, and going on a date. Kennedy’s comments go against science and reality. This slide presentation first appeared on KFF Health…
With nearly half of caregivers experiencing declining mental health, the initiative seeks to fund solutions that improve caregiver resources
Katie D‘Amico is the VP of Innovation at Carequest, a non-profit that supports oral health–she’s a big proponent on its integration with medical care. At HLTH in October 2025 she took me on a brief tour of innovation in dental care and oral health. We had a quick look at the ability to test collagen…