AI-generated simulations can standardize diversity in exposure by creating virtual patients from varied backgrounds, each with unique risk factors and life experiences. The post Why Aren’t More Academic Medical Settings Using Generative AI Avatars to Train Future Doctors on Sensitivity? appeared first on MedCity News.
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals drug Imcivree met the body mass index reduction goals of a Phase 3 test in hypothalamic obesity, an acquired form of obesity stemming from dysregulation of the MC4R pathway in the hypothalamus. The engineered peptide drug is already approved for two genetically driven types of obesity. The post Rhythm Pharma Drug Lowers BMI…
DENVER — On a bustling street corner one recent afternoon outside the offices of the Harm Reduction Action Center, employees of the education and advocacy nonprofit handed out free naloxone kits to passersby. Distributing the opioid reversal medication is essential to the center’s work to reduce fatal overdoses in the community. But how long the…
Many policymakers are looking for ways to reduce drug spending. Federal policymakers are not the only ones looking at the issue. In recent years, state Prescription Drug Affordability Boards (PDABs) have formed to reduce drug prices. A paper by Barthold et al. (2026) describes the what PDABs are: As of April 2025, 12 states had…
As scientists and researchers figure out the right balance of GLP-1 to glucagon ratio and a better drug delivery method, we are beginning to turn the page for the many individuals suffering from obesity. The post Turning the Page for Obesity Therapies — Addressing Tolerability and Delivery appeared first on MedCity News.
A Texas boy’s second dose of the MMRV vaccine cost over $1,400. A Pennsylvania woman’s long-acting birth control cost more than $14,000. Treatment for a Florida Medicaid enrollee’s heart attack cost nearly $78,000 — about as much as surgery for an uninsured Montana woman’s broken arm. In 2025, these patients were among the hundreds who…
KFF Health News and KCUR followed the stories of people injured during the Feb. 14, 2024, mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl celebration. As the one-year mark since the parade shooting nears, the last installment in our series “The Injured” looks at how some survivors talk about resilience, while others are desperately…
ATLANTA — Lloyd Mills was tired of being stuck in a small, drab hospital room. On a rainy mid-September morning, a small TV attached to a mostly blank white wall played silently. There was nothing in the space to cheer it up — no cards, no flowers. In February, the 32-year-old with autism, cerebral palsy,…
As part of the 2024 KFF Women’s Health Survey, a nationally representative sample of 1,191 men ages 18 to 64 were surveyed on a broad range of health issues. This data note highlights their responses to their experiences, knowledge, and perspectives about vasectomy services.
Panelists at Penn LDI webinar express mix of skepticism, cautious optimism about how well aligned the $50 billion federal program is