Jacob Sweidan has seen his patients through the federal immigration raids of the 1990s, a sitting governor’s call to abolish birthright citizenship, and the highly publicized workplace crackdowns and family separation policies of President Donald Trump’s first term. But in his 40 years as a pediatrician in Southern California serving those too poor to afford…
At a time of intense change in healthcare, radiology is being swept up like the other specialties
Five Kaiser Permanente affiliates agreed to pay $556 million to settle allegations from the Department of Justice that they improperly inflated Medicare Advantage payments through inaccurate diagnosis coding. The case is one of the largest risk-adjustment settlements to date — and it signals continued federal scrutiny of the program. The post Kaiser Permanente to Pay…
Autolus Therapeutics’ Aucatzyl is now FDA approved for treating advanced cases of B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia. While it goes after the same target as Gilead Sciences’ Tecartus, Autolus engineered its CAR T-therapy with properties that could improve safety, efficacy, and durability. The post ‘Serial Killing’ Cell Therapy From Autolus Lands FDA Approval in Blood…
As radiopharmaceuticals continue to evolve, the convergence of scientific innovation, operational practicality, and clinical expertise is opening new possibilities in oncology. The post Precision Delivered: How Radiopharmaceuticals Are Reshaping Cancer Care appeared first on MedCity News.
Bekki Holzkamm ha estado tratando de contratar a un técnico de laboratorio para un hospital en una zona rural de North Dakota desde finales del verano. Ningún ciudadano estadounidense presentó una solicitud. West River Health Services, en Hettinger —un pueblo de unos 1.000 habitantes en el suroeste del estado— tiene cuatro opciones, y ninguna es…
Investment in standards has an impact on interoperability and the accessibility of electronic health information
Ampreloxetine’s Phase 3 failure in multiple system atrophy is the third disappointing clinical trial outcome for the Theravance Biopharma drug. The biotech will now wind down all R&D and explore options that could include the sale of the company. The post Theravance Drug Fails Another Pivotal Test, This Time Sparking Restructuring That Ends R&D appeared…
By GREGORY HOPSON There is no doubt Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is sincere about wanting to make the world a better place. The Hudson River cleanup, which he helped lead, is one of the most successful environmental achievements in the United States. It had bipartisan support, set global standards, and earned the highest compliment: imitation….
By KIM BELLARD We live on a water world (despite its name being “Earth”). We, like all life on earth, are water creatures, basically just sacks of water. We drink it, in its various forms (plain, sparking, carbonated, sweetened, flavored, even transformed by a mammal into milk). We use it to grow our crops, to…