Eli Lilly now offers vials of obesity medication Zepbound directly to self-pay patients at a nearly 50% discount off the drug’s list price. But more than offering patients a lower-cost alternative, this move represents a strategic stance against certain pharmaceutical industry players. The post With Direct-to-Patient Zepbound, Eli Lilly Takes a Stand Against Compounders and…
Melinda Davis, Ph.D., leads Oregon Rural Practice-Based Research Network’s interventions to improve health equity in rural and low-resourced settings
An Arm and a Leg host Dan Weissmann breaks down how two states passed laws aimed at protecting people from things like medical debt, insurance delays and denials, and corporate profiteering. In Maine, lawmakers unanimously voted to remove medical debts from credit reports. While a nationwide court ruling has cast doubt on the new law’s…
In Arkansas, state health officials announced a stunning statistic for 2023: The total number of abortions in the state, where some 1.5 million women live, was zero. In South Dakota, too, official records show zero abortions that year. And in Idaho, home to abortion battles that have recently made their way to the U.S. Supreme…
[Sponsored] Explore top-tier aesthetic certification programs that blend theory with hands-on training — perfect for health care pros ready to elevate their practice. The post 6 Aesthetic Certification Programs That Include Both Theory and Practical Training appeared first on MedCity News.
Not really. At least according a study by Wilson et al. 2025 in Science. In 11 studies, we found that participants typically did not enjoy spending 6 to 15 minutes in a room by themselves with nothing to do but think, that they enjoyed doing mundane external activities much more, and that many preferred to…
A committed, resilient future workforce starts by understanding the difference between an environment that sustains staff and one that actively invests in long-term engagement. The post Addressing Healthcare’s Retention Crisis by Understanding Gen Z appeared first on MedCity News.
World Class Health’s $10 million raise was led by Transformation Capital. It comes six months after the company secured $8 million in seed funding. The post World Class Health Secures $10M for Global Centers of Excellence Network appeared first on MedCity News.
President Donald Trump has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an environmental lawyer with no formal medical or public health expertise, as secretary of Health and Human Sciences. Two Senate committees will question Kennedy this week on how his disproven views of science and medicine qualify him to run the $1.7 trillion, 80,000-employee federal health system….
The growing use of advanced analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping this landscape by enabling data-driven process control, predictive manufacturing, and greater transparency across the development lifecycle. The post Data at Work: How Advanced Analytics Are Transforming Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing appeared first on MedCity News.