Cofertility raised $7.25 million in Series A funds, taking its total funding to date to $16 million. The startup is making egg freezing more accessible by tying it to egg donation — it offers one program in which women can pay to freeze their eggs and store them all for their own later use, and…
Una de las tareas del oncólogo es preparar a los pacientes con cáncer para tomar decisiones difíciles cuando se acerca el final. Sin embargo, no siempre se acuerdan de hacerlo. En el sistema de salud de la Universidad de Pennsylvania (Penn Medicine), un algoritmo de inteligencia artificial (IA) que predice las probabilidades de muerte de…
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…
This brief examines key characteristics of part-time workers and their access to coverage. Part-time workers are much less likely than full time ones to be offered health benefits by their employer or to have health coverage at all.
Exact Sciences is paying $75 million up front for U.S. rights to a colorectal cancer blood test developed by rival Freenome. If approved, Freenome’s liquid biopsy will compete with a blood test from Guardant Health. The post Exact Sciences Teams Up With Freenome to Take on Guardant Health in Colorectal Cancer Screening appeared first on…
Every day, patients are making agonizing choices to skip medications due to cost, and the fallout is evident in worsening health and avoidable hospitalizations. Health systems are in a prime position to break this cycle by acting as advocates for their patients’ financial as well as physical well-being. The post When Cost Blocks Care: Why Medication…
Re-envisioning chronic care for disadvantaged patients Northeast Valley Health Center leaders have found a way to reduce emergency visits for diabetic and asthmatic patients
By SAURABH JHA Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic a seroprevalence study from Santa Clara indicated that the viral spread was far greater than was believed. The study suggested that the infection fatality rate (IFR) was much lower than the case fatality rate and perhaps even lower than the suspected IFR. The researchers estimated that…
By prioritizing sustainability-minded and compliant waste management in the workplace, healthcare leaders can advance patient and employee well-being, as well as environmental and fiscally responsible programs. The post Advancing Patient & Planet Health Through Proper Healthcare Waste Management appeared first on MedCity News.
Investigation targeted HCA’s training repayment agreement provisions in nurses’ employment contracts