EUTAW, Ala. — Leroy Walker arrived at the county hospital short of breath. Walker, 65 and with chronic high blood pressure, was brought in by one of rural Greene County’s two working ambulances. Nurses checked his heart activity with a portable electrocardiogram machine, took X-rays, and tucked him into Room 122 with an IV pump…
The FDA asked Cytokinetics for the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy after it had already accepted the application for aficamten, a potential competitor to Bristol Myers Squibbs heart drug Camzyos. Analysts say this development could signal a change in FDA thinking about risk management for the broader drug class. The post FDA Pushes Out Decision…
What options do payers have for setting prices for high-cost drugs? Examples include volume discounts, performance based contracts and coverage with evidence. However, is there a comprehensive taxonomy one can use for defining all these different pricing and payment options? The closest we have come is a new paper by Ardito, Ciani & Drummond (2024)….
This analysis examines differences in HIV outcomes by urban/rural residence, wealth quintile, sex, and age in 15 PEPFAR countries and finds that HIV equity gaps were found for some, but not all, subpopulation groups.
Maria Sanchez immigrated to the Chicago area from Mexico about 30 years ago. Now 87, she’s still living in the U.S. without authorization. Like many longtime immigrants, she has worked — and paid taxes, including Medicare taxes — all that time. But Sanchez never had health insurance, and when she turned 65, she couldn’t enroll…
HIEs say that subscribers will gain comprehensive event notifications from both networks without the burden of managing multiple connections or vendor relationships
That is the title of a paper published today in Future Oncology with co-authors Erin Mulvey, Kyi-Sin Than, Sanjana Muthukrishnan, Alex Mutebi, Anindit Chhibber, Anthony Wang, Abualbishr Alshreef, Diala Harb, Victor Gonzalez, Sarah Quinlan, Vardhaman Patel and Patrick Connor Johnson. The study was conducted in collaboration with the Lymphoma Research Foundation. The abstract is below:…
Sometimes the most meaningful moments of care happen when someone simply takes the time to be present. While making her regular rounds at Texas Children’s Hospital, The Woodlands, Environmental Services (EVS) Houskeeper Maruja Caballero, heard a young patient crying. When she arrived at his room to collect the trash, she stopped in her tracks and moved into action to help. …
Employers are projecting a median 10% increase in healthcare costs for 2026, driven largely by high claims and specialty drug expenses, according to a recent survey. The post Why Employers Predict a 10% Increase in Healthcare Costs for 2026 appeared first on MedCity News.
By creating meaningful connections, sharing caregiving responsibilities, and developing community-based solutions, communities can help older adults lead fulfilling lives. The post Intergenerational Relationships and Healthy Aging: Building Networks of Support appeared first on MedCity News.