Former EVS Director Nicholas Sheets says Sonia Benitez simply embodies the best of EVS. As proof, here is a story he says he will never forget: “As a new director at the California Rehabilitation Institute in 2023, it took time to get acclimated to the culture and the hospital’s high standards. One day, Sonia knocked…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In the early 2000s, Michelle Warfield worked at a factory, hauling heavy seats for Ford trucks on and off an assembly line. To suppress daily aches in her back and hips, her doctor prescribed opioid painkillers. They worked for a bit. But by 2011, Warfield struggled to walk. And “by that time,…
In the shift from isolated expertise to collective insights, shared data are revolutionizing patient care in EMS and hospitals. The post From Silos to Synthesis: How the Information Renaissance is Transforming Emergency Medicine appeared first on MedCity News.
Goal is for patients to receive ‘seamless, comprehensive care, whether at the clinic or at home,’ said Tim Hembree, D.O., Ph.D., chief quality officer at Moffitt
With recent federal actions to curtail vaccine access, many states have announced actions intended to maintain broader access. This issue brief provides a snapshot of this rapidly changing landscape, tracking which states have instituted changes in response to or in anticipation of administration policy changes.
The Trump administration has given notice that political appointees, rather than scientists, will ultimately decide who gets grant money from the world’s largest biomedical research funder — the federal government’s National Institutes of Health. In an Aug. 7 executive order, President Donald Trump announced that political officers would have the power to summarily cancel any…
Creating a specialty pharmacy in a space-challenged hospital campus can seem like a daunting task, particularly in a crowded metropolitan or suburban area. Here are some creative solutions to solve for this barrier. The post Creating a Specialty Pharmacy in a Space-Challenged Hospital Campus appeared first on MedCity News.
Brian Alexander feels the current system of drug development is shaped by biotech investor expectations. Valo Health is eschewing that path. The post Valo Health CEO: We Don’t Want Investors To Drive the Science appeared first on MedCity News.
After a near-miss with her own breast cancer diagnosis, Ariel Ganz co-founded Arben Ventures, a precision health and longevity fund that has backed 83 early-stage startups in three years. The post How a Cancer Diagnosis Shaped This VC’s Precision Health Thesis appeared first on MedCity News.
Revenue for the blockbuster Eli Lilly drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound continues to grow, but not as much as expected. At the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, Lilly CEO David Ricks explained why the company revised downward its projections for fourth quarter 2024 revenue. The post At JPM, Eli Lilly’s CEO Explains Why Mounjaro, Zepbound Sales Were…