Why were drugs not included in Medicare in 1965? And the answer is, because drugs didn’t matter. They were not all that good, and they didn’t do a lot… We now see pharmaceutical care as the heart of treating someone; not so then. Steven Grossman, Executive Director – Alliance for a Stronger FDA It’s amazing…
According to the Washington Post, at least 390,000 students were exposed to a school shooting (exposure is defined as students attending a school at which a shooting occurred during the current school year) since the 1999 Columbine shooting. This brief analyzes the rate of student exposure to school shootings over time at the national and…
This first of a two-part article examines key challenges healthcare technology companies must address to survive the “Death Valley” curve and increase their chances for success when moving from technology development to market acceptance. The post Market Acceptance: Key Considerations for Health Tech appeared first on MedCity News.
When employees feel supported in every aspect of their lives, they bring their full potential to work — creating value that resonates throughout the organization. Here are four ways culture-driven benefits deliver meaningful returns, The post Culture-Driven Benefits: The Smartest Investment for Retention and Productivity appeared first on MedCity News.
A leader at St. Mary’s Hospital in upstate New York describes that hospital’s implementation of Suki’s AI Assistant
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Metabolic medicines dominated life sciences headlines in 2024, a trend expected to continue into the new year. Other things to look for include more widespread adoption of artificial intelligence technologies and the IPO market’s return to normal levels. The post Biopharma in 2025: Outlook for Obesity Meds, Drug Prices, Regulation & More appeared first on…
MedCity INVEST Digital Health on September 18 at Pegasus Park in Dallas will explore AI through a series of discussions leading up to our annual Pitch Perfect contest, where healthcare startups pitch their companies to a team of investor judges. Register today! The post Navigating the AI in Healthcare Landscape and Its Future: A Preview…
This policy watch examines the implications of new proposed regulations that would allow Medicare and require Medicaid to cover drugs used to treat obesity, including a relatively new class of highly effective but costly drugs known as GLP-1s.