Beyond the branded products currently sold by Mallinckrodt and Endo, the companies say the combined business will also have a strong foundation in rare and orphan diseases. Generic medicines will be spun out as a separate company. The post Pharma Firms Mallinckrodt and Endo Agree to Merge in $6.7B Cash and Stock Deal appeared first…
Health tech companies made several major funding announcements in December. Here is a list of some of the biggest funding rounds. The post 4 Notable Health Tech Funding Announcements in December appeared first on MedCity News.
[Sponsored] A webinar scheduled for Thursday May 8 at 1 pm ET sponsored by Mercury will explore how early-stage medtech and biopharma investors are looking at the market and how they’re advising startups in the wake of cuts to NIH and SBIR grants. The post Get a Snapshot of the Early Stage Life Science Startup…
In the future, healthcare AI startups that offer multimodal models may have an easier time raising venture capital than healthcare AI companies that don’t, according to Morgan Cheatham, vice president at Bessemer Venture Partners. The post How One Investor Views the Future of Healthcare AI appeared first on MedCity News.
Industry leaders say the No Surprises Act is protecting patients from surprise bills, but its Independent Dispute Resolution system is being overused and exploited, driving up costs and prompting calls for reform. The post ‘This is Crazy’: Health Experts Call for Changes to the No Surprises Act appeared first on MedCity News.
[Sponsored] In an interview, Munich Re Specialty Senior Vice President Jim Craig talked about the risk that accompanies innovation and the important role that insurers play. The post As Healthcare and Biopharma Companies Embrace AI, Insurance Underwriters See Risks and Opportunities appeared first on MedCity News.
By KIM BELLARD Chances are someone in your family is a gamer. Maybe you are a gamer yourself. After all, somewhere between two-thirds and three-fourths of Americans play video games, and if you just looked at young men, it’d be closer to 100%. Grumpy older people don’t get it, complaining that gaming is just a…
The hospital giant has started making plans to absorb possible lost volumes from upheaval in the insurance market late this year.
Now is a great time for employers to consider the impact GI health has on workplace equity and take steps to ensure they’re doing what they can to create an equitable workplace The post Gut Health Can Be a Workplace Equity Issue. Here’s How HR Leaders Can Prevent That appeared first on MedCity News.
By KIM BELLARD The article I can’t get out of my head is one by Greg Ip in The Wall Street Journal: Crises at Boeing and Intel Area National Emergency. I’m old enough that I remember when the Boeing 707 took airline passenger travel from the prop age to the jet age. I’m old enough…