Today, people living with diabetes have several ways of monitoring glucose levels, whether through finger pricks or CGMs. Both ways of measuring glucose levels have benefits and limitations. The post The Future of Glucose Monitoring: Why Blood-Based Measurements Matter appeared first on MedCity News.
Roche is buying 89bio to get pegozafermin, a drug currently in two Phase 3 studies for the fatty liver disease MASH. Beyond the $2.4 billion payable when the deal closes, another $1.1 billion in contingent value right payments is tied to the achievement of commercial milestones for the projected blockbuster seller. The post Roche’s Metabolic…
Amit Kapoor, M.D., M.B.A., chief nephrology officer at Strive Health, discusses recent JAMA Health Forum study that shows little impact on home dialysis or transplant rates
KFF and ESPN today jointly released a first-of-its-kind, in-depth polling and reporting project that sheds new light on the health issues and other challenges facing NFL players after they leave the game.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly pledged to protect and improve health services for Native Americans — whether speaking during his late-January Senate confirmation hearing or an April trip to Arizona, where he met with tribal leaders. In some ways, he has. When layoffs were set to hit the Indian…
The super connector and super intelligent Emily Peters, (who has quite her own patient adventure story–tl:dr GO GIVE BLOOD) and has written several books including Artists Remaking Medicine, is working on another one called Money Remaking Medicine. She invited me on a show called the Positive Deviants Detectives which is kind of a book club…
Healthcare association leaders and senators reacted to the dramatic developments at the CDC
This annual survey of employers provides a detailed look at trends in employer-sponsored health coverage, including premiums, worker contributions, cost-sharing provisions, offer rates, and more. This year’s report also looks at how employers are approaching coverage of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss, including their concerns about utilization and cost.
Jen Fisher can do only so much to keep her son safe from the types of infections that children can encounter at school. The rest, she said, is up to other students and parents in their hometown of Franklin, Tennessee. Fisher’s son Raleigh, 12, lives with a congenital heart condition, which has left him with…
Most patients are open to the use of AI in healthcare — as long as it enhances, rather than replaces, human interaction, according to new research. It also showed that patients want transparency about how AI is used. The post Most Patients Want AI in Healthcare — If It Means More Time with Their Doctor…