While Congress considers potentially massive cuts to federal Medicaid funding, tribal health leaders are bracing for a crisis. Indian Country has a unique relationship to Medicaid, because the program helps tribes cover chronic funding shortfalls left by the Indian Health Service, the federal agency responsible for providing health care to Native Americans. With the related…
Johnson & Johnson has projected its lung cancer drug Rybrevant could achieve $5 billion in peak revenue. At the recent ASCO annual meeting, J&J executive Joshua Bauml explained his company’s strategy for this drug in lung cancer and beyond. The post J&J’s Growth Strategy in Lung Cancer Borrows From Its Experience in Multiple Myeloma appeared…
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Eli Lilly’s acquisition of SiteOne Therapeutics acquisition comes ahead of Phase 2 testing of the startup’s lead drug candidate, which blocks the NaV1.8 sodium channel to treat pain. This target has clinical and regulatory validation from the recent FDA approval of Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ pain drug, Journavx. The post Eli Lilly Commits $1B to Get Drug…
Through a new partnership, members of Christian Healthcare Ministries can pick one doctor on HealthTap’s platform for ongoing primary care. They can also access on-demand virtual urgent care. The post Christian Healthcare Ministries Partners with HealthTap for Virtual Primary Care appeared first on MedCity News.
CLARKSTON, Ga. — After fleeing the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, Antoinette landed in the Atlanta area last November and began to find her footing with federal help. Separated from her adult children and grieving her husband’s death in the war, she started a job packing boxes in a warehouse, making just enough to cover…
By AL LEWIS Last month Aon, the major benefits consulting firm, released a “study” claiming: A significant opportunity to reduce healthcare costs for employers and enhance overall workforce health through a comprehensive obesity management program that includes GLP-1 medications. This, of course, is the opposite of what most researchers have shown. And in the immortal…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Purple flags, representing the nearly 300 Mecklenburg County residents who died of opioid overdose in 2023, fluttered in the humid breeze last August in recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day on the city’s predominantly Black west side. As recently as five years ago, the event might have attracted an overwhelmingly white crowd….
[Sponsored] The best assistive devices for children with sensory processing disorders are those that meet their needs. They will enhance their ability to participate more fully in daily activities. The post The Top-Rated Assistive Devices for Children With Sensory Processing Disorders appeared first on MedCity News.