Families USA Poll: Voters Most Concerned About Healthcare Costs
A new poll finds U.S. voters far more concerned about healthcare costs than any other major issue
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Windward Bio Secures $165M for Clinical Trials in Asthma, COPD & More
Immunology-focused Windward Bio raised a mega-round of financing to support a lead program in development for respiratory disorders and a second program that could find use in respiratory and dermatological indications. Both drugs are long-acting antibodies that offer a dosing edge over currently available biologic medicines. The post Windward Bio Secures $165M for Clinical Trials…
Robert Krayn & Georgia Caveras, Talkiatry
Robert Krayn is the CEO and & Dr. Georgia Caveras the CMO of Talkiatry. Robert and Georgia are quite the dynamic duo (she says, “He’s the money I’m the medicine!”). As a relative latecomer in the online mental health world, Talkiatry is trying to differentiate itself from the other big players like Lyra, Headspace, Brightside…
No More Band-Aids: Hiring Isn’t the Answer to Burnout
Clinicians drop off early in the pipeline because they receive little context and minimal support. The only way to solve this problem is to create a system that drives long-term retention and workforce stability by supporting clinician well-being. The post No More Band-Aids: Hiring Isn’t the Answer to Burnout appeared first on MedCity News.
Texas Emerges as Focus of New Trump Administration Actions to Limit Gender-Affirming Care
This analysis explores recent actions the Trump administration has taken to limit youth access to gender-affirming care. Each has a connection to the Justice Department and to the state of Texas. These measures are widely seen as an escalation in this policy area and could add to the chilling effect already characterizing the provision of…
New Orleans Brings Back the House Call, Sending Nurses To Visit Newborns and Moms
When Lisa Bonfield gave birth to daughter Adele in late November, she was thrust into the new world of parenting, and faced an onslaught of challenges and skills to learn: breastfeeding, diapering, sleep routines, colic, crying, and all the little warning signs that something could be wrong with the baby. But unlike parents in most…
What Are the Best Medical Coding Outsourcing Companies?
[Sponsored] Outsourcing your medical coding can help ensure a healthy revenue cycle. Discover the best medical coding outsourcing companies and find the right one for you. The post What Are the Best Medical Coding Outsourcing Companies? appeared first on MedCity News.
Under Kennedy, America’s Health Department Is in the Business of Promoting Kennedy
As health and human services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wields one of the louder megaphones the federal government has. Yet he insists he doesn’t want to impose his opinions on Americans. “I don’t think people should be taking medical advice from me,” Kennedy told a Democratic congressman in May. Kennedy once expressed different views…
A Mom Said Infant Formula Killed Her Baby. The Manufacturer Didn’t Tell the FDA.
In September 2016, a distraught mother sent infant formula maker Mead Johnson a message: “REMOVE ME FROM YOUR LIST!!!! DO NOT EMAIL OR MAIL ME ANY MORE! “It is because of your animal based pre-term artificial baby food crap that you peddle to hospital NICU’s that my son is dead from NEC.” The mother was…
Ex-Eye Bank Workers Say Pressure, Lax Oversight Led to Errors
William Lopez remembers clearly the day in June 2017 when he says he was asked to call the spouse of a college friend who had just died and ask for her eyes. The spouse hadn’t responded to calls from other employees at the Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Bank, he said. As Lopez recalled, his supervisor…