When the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network organized its annual citizen lobby day in Washington last month, more than 500 volunteers pushed members of Congress to keep cancer research and support for cancer patients at the top of the nation’s health care agenda. It came as Democrats and Republicans in Washington headed toward a budget impasse over extending the enhanced subsidies that…
Multiple federal agencies have signed a letter supporting prescribing practices
An interesting finding from Liu, Wang, Jin and Lu (2025): While the labor market effects of industrial robots have been extensively studied, their broader health implications, particularly on chronic diseases, remain unexplored. This study fills this gap by linking China’s national-industry robot adoption data to individual health records from the China Health and Nutrition Survey…
The rapidly evolving field of street medicine — the practice of providing health care to homeless people living outside — is getting a jolt in California with a new player: a medical group devoted exclusively to homeless people. And it’s actually making money. Sachin Jain, who worked on federal Medicaid policy during his tenure in…
I was a guest on Shannon Lantzy‘s podcast Inside Medtech Innovation. I went on far too long about my background but we had a very fun chat, including the real origin story of why I am in health technology, and a bit about my fascination with Japan. Plus some more health care stuff. I enjoyed…
As reported by EndPoints: President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order offering support for a change to the IRA’s “pill penalty,” one of the industry’s long-standing policy priorities that could affect billions of dollars in drug costs under Medicare. The executive order on drug pricing contains a grab-bag of policy proposals, some of…
GLP-1 drugs dominate the obesity market, but Aardvark Therapeutics aims to curb appetite by going after a different target: TAS2 receptors in the gut. The biotech’s lead drug candidate is in Phase 3 testing in Prader-Willi syndrome, a genetic disorder that causes persistent hunger leading to overeating. The post Aardvark Therapeutics’ Pursuit of New Obesity…
[Sponsored] Remote work reshapes how companies recruit, retain and support talent, and benefits have to keep up. The post Top-Rated Health Insurance Plans for Companies With Remote Employees appeared first on MedCity News.
Healthcare organizations urged HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to protect the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, warning that disruptions could threaten access to preventive care for millions of Americans. The post 60 Cancer Patient and Provider Orgs Call on RFK Jr. to Protect USPSTF appeared first on MedCity News.
In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Piraye Yurttas Beim, founder and CEO of Celmatix, a women’s health biotech company. She discusses the funding the company recently received through the Sprint for Women’s Health program. The post MedCity FemFwd: How Celmatix is Using ARPA-H’s Sprint for Women’s Health Funding appeared first on MedCity News.