Rapid Rise of Antibiotic-Resistant NDM-CRE Bacteria Sparks Concern in Healthcare
A new CDC report highlights a dramatic increase in a dangerous type of drug-resistant bacteria
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Harnessing AI in Pathology: A Vital Tool That Requires Careful Ownership
To fully capitalize on its potential, laboratories must ensure they understand how to use AI effectively. Without this understanding, there’s a risk of undermining the technology’s benefits and potentially harming the industry as a whole. The post Harnessing AI in Pathology: A Vital Tool That Requires Careful Ownership appeared first on MedCity News.
Revolution Medicines Receives Landmark FDA Drug Approval in Pancreatic Cancer
FDA approval of Revolution Medicines’ daraxonrasib, brand name Rasonque, makes the molecule the first RAS inhibitor approved for treating pancreatic adenocarcinoma, the most common type of pancreatic cancer. The speedy regulatory nod specifically covers advanced cases of this type of cancer, which has had limited treatment options. The post Revolution Medicines Receives Landmark FDA Drug…
El mercado de seguros de salud de California se prepara para el caos mientras sigue el cierre del gobierno
California notificará a los inscritos en el mercado de seguros de la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (ACA) que sus costos podrían aumentar considerablemente el próximo año, a menos que el Congreso extienda los subsidios que ayudan a las personas a comprar cobertura. Analistas del sector salud advierten que la cantidad de…
A Closer Look at Nebraska, the First State Planning to Implement a Medicaid Work Requirement
Nebraska is the first state to announce it plans to begin enforcing Medicaid work requirements early, starting May 1, 2026. Initial reports from the state during its recent January Medicaid Advisory Committee (MAC) meeting and data from KFF’s Medicaid work requirements tracker provide early insights into how Nebraska is preparing for implementation.
CMS Creates Office of Health Technology and Products
New office will oversee the design, development, delivery, and operation of CMS digital products and platforms
Summa Health ‘Health System Command Center’ to Use AI to Unify Tech Stack
Ohio health system, acquired by General Catalyst, reveals list of vendor partners, including Aidoc, Clarium, Commure, Fabric, and Transparent
Payment Rates for Medicaid Home Care Ahead of the 2025 Reconciliation Law
Increased payment rates for Medicaid home care workers are states’ key approach to addressing workforce shortages. This issue brief describes Medicaid payment rates for home care and other workforce supports that are in place in 2025, before the majority of the 2025 reconciliation law provisions start taking effect.
What is microRNA and why did its discovery merit this year’s Nobel Prize for Medicine?
This year, the Nobel Prize in medicine went to Victor Ambros, currently a Professor of Natural Science at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, and Gary Ruvkun, a Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School. The two men won the award for their discovery of microRNA. One of the key questions of science is figuring…
FDA Approves Abeona Gene Therapy for Healing Wounds From Rare, Inherited Skin Disease
Abeona Therapeutics makes Zevaskyn by engineering a patient’s biopsied skin cells to express the collagen that they lack, then growing those cells into sheets that can be surgically applied to a wound. Abeona’s cell-based gene therapy is just the third FDA-approved treatment for epidermolysis bullosa, a rare disease that leads to skin described as thin…