This week, the FDA granted clearance to Withings’ BPM Pro 2 cellular blood pressure monitor. The device seeks to help providers scale remote patient monitoring for heart failure patients. The post FDA Clears Withings’ New Blood Pressure Monitor That Allows Providers to Communicate Directly with Patients appeared first on MedCity News.
How can physicians and patients be confident enough that vendors entirely ignorant of the FDA process for repair and reporting can properly recalibrate life-saving machines? Is this really the right place to argue that “anyone can do it?” The post Medical Device Right to Repair is the Wrong Approach appeared first on MedCity News.
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RSNA24 showcased important progress in leveraging AI for multiple important purposes
Lōvu Health’s Series A round was led by SJF Ventures and included participation from Rogue Women’s Fund, Symphonic Capital, Emmeline Ventures and Majella Ventures. The post Lōvu Health Rakes In $8M for Maternal Health Platform appeared first on MedCity News.
Altitude Lab Fund will provide pre-seed funding for early-stage startups affected by changes to grant programs administered by the National Institutes of Health. Accepted applicants will be admitted to Altitude Lab, the Salt Lake City biotech accelerator formed by Recursion Pharmaceuticals. The post Recursion Pharma Accelerator Steps In to Fill Some of the Funding Gap…
VP Harris appeared on ABC’s “The View” to outline the campaign’s new proposal for home healthcare
The State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) offers free counseling to help millions of Medicare beneficiaries make decisions about coverage. However, federal funding has been modest over the last decade, and federal administration of the program appears to be in transition.
They’re the fixers, the ones who step in when Affordable Care Act enrollees have a problem with their coverage, like a newborn incorrectly left off a policy or discovering that a rogue broker had signed them up or switched their plan without consent. Specially trained caseworkers help resolve such issues, which might otherwise cause consumers…
This opinion article was originally published in STAT: A failing health care system caused my husband’s death. His care team was incredibly kind, but they lacked the resources to save his life. On Tuesday, September 17, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the Agency for Healthcare…