Report: Employer Health Plan Costs to Rise by 10.9 Percent Worldwide
Increasing costs are driven by chronic diseases, pharmacy expenses, and labor shortages
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AI Biotech BenevolentAI Restructures Again, This Time to Return to Its TechBio Roots
BenevolentAI said it will still develop its internally discovered drugs, but will now seek partners for them earlier in their development. Going forward, BenevolentAI will focus on making its AI technologies available to support the drug R&D efforts of its partners. The post AI Biotech BenevolentAI Restructures Again, This Time to Return to Its TechBio…
Health Care Costs Jump to the Fore as Candidates Jockey To Be California Governor
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — California’s gubernatorial election is a year away, and the field of primary candidates is still taking shape. But one persistent issue has already emerged as a leading concern: the cost of health care. At a forum Nov. 7 in the Inland Empire, four Democratic candidates vying to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom vowed…
First Do No Harm: Support Legislative Efforts to Combat the Adverse Drug Event Epidemic
The Hippocratic oath can’t stop with direct patient care; the healthcare industry and its key stakeholders must address persistent public health problems systematically. We have the tools to reduce medication harm by half or more; it is long past time to make this a public health priority. The post First Do No Harm: Support Legislative Efforts…
A Health Economist to lead the NIH
By SAURABH JHA Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic a seroprevalence study from Santa Clara indicated that the viral spread was far greater than was believed. The study suggested that the infection fatality rate (IFR) was much lower than the case fatality rate and perhaps even lower than the suspected IFR. The researchers estimated that…
Health Systems Among Investors in Hospital Supply Chain Startup Clarium
Kaiser Permanente Ventures, Texas Medical Center Venture Fund, Yale New Haven Health join General Catalyst in $10.5 million funding round
A Lifetime Guarantee on a Shoulder Implant? This Device Maker Is Offering It Through Geisinger
Swiss Medtech Company Medacta teamed up with Geisinger to begin providing the world’s first, lifetime guarantee on shoulder replacement surgeries. The post A Lifetime Guarantee on a Shoulder Implant? This Device Maker Is Offering It Through Geisinger appeared first on MedCity News.
The Top Surgical Instruments Needed for Extractions
[Sponsored] Discover what tools are essential for efficient, safe surgical extractions in today’s health care landscape, from elevators to forceps and beyond. The post The Top Surgical Instruments Needed for Extractions appeared first on MedCity News.
Look Who’s Talking at HLTH
HLTH, scheduled for October 20-23 in Las Vegas, spotlights individuals across the healthcare ecosystem from high-powered executives such as the head of health technology at tech and social media giant Meta to Lenny Kravitz, who will talk about health equity. Here’s a preview of who will be speaking at HLTH, what they’ll be talking about,…
“Precision Med Has Evolved as Badly As I Expected” And OtherTakeaways From Former FDA Commissioner At PMWC
Robert Califf addressed a range of issues, including AI, lack of nutrition resources at the FDA and how he evaluates the progress of precision medicine at the Precision Medicine World Conference in Silicon Valley. The post “Precision Med Has Evolved as Badly As I Expected” And OtherTakeaways From Former FDA Commissioner At PMWC appeared first…