BREAKING NEWS: Trump to Nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as HHS Secretary
Controversial figure Robert F. Kennedy has been announced as Trump’s HHS Secretary nominee
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3 Strategies That Health System Leaders Say Lead to AI Success
The AI change management process that healthcare providers are navigating is as significant and complex as the industry’s switch to EHRs, according to a new report from Arcadia. In the report, health system leaders share advice on how get the most out of AI deployments, recommending things like building a strong foundation and establishing robust…
Amid Medicaid ‘Unwinding,’ Many States Wind Up Expanding
It was expected that the past year and a half would be a fraught time for Medicaid, the workhorse of the nation’s health system, which covers more people than any other government health insurance program. In April 2023, states resumed screening people for Medicaid eligibility and terminating coverage for those they said no longer qualified…
Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Taint Rural California Drinking Water, Far From Known Sources
Juana Valle never imagined she’d be scared to drink water from her tap or eat fresh eggs and walnuts when she bought her 5-acre farm in San Juan Bautista, California, three years ago. Escaping city life and growing her own food was a dream come true for the 52-year-old. Then Valle began to suspect water…
Arkansas’ Governor Says Medicaid Extension for New Moms Isn’t Needed
Six weeks after an emergency cesarean section, with her newborn twins still in neonatal intensive care, Maya Gobara went to a pharmacy in West Little Rock, Arkansas, to fill a prescription. “The pharmacy told me I didn’t have insurance,” Gobara said. Arkansas is the only state that has not taken the step to expand what’s…
Silence in Sikeston: Trauma Lives in the Body
SIKESTON, Mo. — At age 79, Nannetta Forrest, whose father, Cleo Wright, was lynched in Sikeston, Missouri, before she was born, wonders how the decades-long silence that surrounded his death in 1942 influenced her life. In 2020, Sikeston police killed another young Black man, 23-year-old Denzel Taylor. Taylor’s shooting death immediately made local headlines, but…
Healthcare Needs to Be Proactive, Not Reactive — How Patient Education Improves Outcomes
Educational materials that are relatable and personalized can increase engagement. Here’s what is needed to create educational materials that empower patients and lead to better outcomes. The post Healthcare Needs to Be Proactive, Not Reactive — How Patient Education Improves Outcomes appeared first on MedCity News.
Going In Reverse Is Faster Way Forward for Crescent Bio’s Cancer Immunotherapy
Crescent Biopharma is going public via a reverse merger with GlycoMimetics that will capitalize the combined company with $200 million. Crescent’s lead program is a bispecific antibody for cancer that replicates the properties of a Summit Therapeutics bispecific drug that recently trounced Merck’s blockbuster med Keytruda in a pivotal head-to-head study. The post Going In…
Por qué el sarampión, la tos ferina y otras enfermedades graves podrían resurgir con RFK Jr.
La disponibilidad de vacunas seguras y eficaces contra covid a menos de un año del inicio de la pandemia marcó un hito en los tres siglos de historia de la vacunación: comenzaba, aparentemente, una era de protección contra las enfermedades infecciosas. Sin embargo, una reacción generalizada contra las intervenciones del estado en la salud pública…
The Evolving Landscape of Medicaid and CHIP: Implications for Children’s Oral Health
Medicaid and CHIP facilitate necessary access to oral health services, which helps to bridge the gap in dental care for children from low- and moderate-income families. By providing coverage, it ensures that socioeconomic status does not hinder a child’s ability to receive necessary dental services. The post The Evolving Landscape of Medicaid and CHIP: Implications…