Novavax’s partnership with Sanofi allows the pharma giant to explore potential combinations of assets from both companies, and it’s a blueprint for the kinds of alliances the vaccine developer is pursuing. Rather than commercializing vaccines, Novavax aims to turn its research into business development deals, R&D executive Ruxandra Draghia-Akli said. The post Novavax Sees Sanofi…
Every year more than 10,000 taxpayer-supported public housing units are lost to disrepair. But federal lawmakers routinely ignore the full amount, around $115 billion, needed to keep the units in “decent, safe and sanitary” condition. One-time funds for public housing repairs were cut from the final version of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act to appeal…
The cuts are so extreme that there will be a reckoning in the healthcare system, expert predicts
Wellcome Leap and Medicines360 have partnered to develop affordable tools to detect pregnancy complications earlier and reduce stillbirths worldwide. The post Wellcome Leap and Medicines360 Partner to Advance Maternal Health Tools Globally appeared first on MedCity News.
Healthcare’s next transformation will not come from algorithms that try to replace doctors but from infrastructure that connects their tools. The post Healthcare’s AI Illusion: Why Integration, Not Algorithms, Will Define the Next Decade appeared first on MedCity News.
By shifting the focus for consumers earlier in the care continuum, AI has the potential to play a transformative role in prevention and personalized health solutions-particularly for health conditions that impact hundreds of millions of people worldwide. The post The Biggest Opportunity for AI in Healthcare Isn’t Disease, It’s Wellness appeared first on MedCity News.
Crothall Healthcare is honoring the recent passing of Environmental Services Training Director Edward (Ed) Virbitsky by renaming its EVS Training & Innovation Center at Allegheny Health Network (AHN) in Pittsburgh, PA for him. At a dedication ceremony held in June to honor Ed’s life and work, the facility was renamed the Edward D. Virbitsky Environmental…
When a woman collapsed on an escalator at the Buffalo, New York, airport last June, Phil Clough knew what to do. He and another bystander put her flat on her back and checked her pulse (faint) and her breathing (shallow and erratic). Then she stopped breathing altogether. Realizing that she might be having a cardiac…
For 2025, the average star rating for Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug contracts was 3.92, compared to 4.07 for 2024, 4.14 for 2023 and 4.37 for 2022. The post Medicare Advantage Star Ratings Drop Again appeared first on MedCity News.
Sanofi’s Vicebio acquisition brings technology for developing vaccine combinations for multiple pathogens, such as RSV and hMPV. The deal complements an existing partnership with Novavax that encompasses R&D of combination vaccines for Covid-19 and flu. The post Sanofi Extends Respiratory Vaccines Reach With $1.15B Acquisition of Clinical-Stage Vicebio appeared first on MedCity News.