By leveraging select pharmacogenomic tools, physicians can minimize off-target effects of medications for their rare disease patients and support improved health outcomes while minimizing unintended consequences from adverse drug reactions or dosages. The post Pharmacogenomics Can Ease Burden On Doctors Treating Patients With Rare Diseases appeared first on MedCity News.
ERWIN, Tenn. — April Boyd texted her husband before she boarded the helicopter. “So, I don’t want to be dramatic,” she wrote on Sept. 27, “but we are gonna fly and rescue patients from the rooftop of Unicoi hospital.” Earlier that day, Hurricane Helene roared into the Southern Appalachian Mountains after moving north through Florida…
Mental health company Talkspace has purchased Wisdo Health, an AI-powered platform for social health and peer support. The post Talkspace Acquires Peer Support Platform Wisdo Health appeared first on MedCity News.
More Californians are talking to their therapists through a video screen or by phone than in person, marking a profound shift in how mental health care is delivered as record-setting numbers seek help. While patients and providers say teletherapy is effective and easier to get than in-person services, experts in the field noted that teletherapy…
President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” cuts federal spending on Medicaid and Affordable Care Act marketplaces by about $1 trillion over a decade, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, threatening the physical and financial health of tens of millions of Americans. The bill, which the Senate passed Tuesday, would reverse many of the…
Company says the designation creates a nationwide on-ramp for interoperability and expands the types of data and organizations it can collaborate with
Physician enablement company offers national clinical leadership program
Dr Kaelee Brockway is a professor of education and physical therapy who has built a series of AI based “patients” for her PT students to train on. Kaelee is a pioneer in using these tools for training. She showed me the personas that she has built with LLMs that are now being used by her…
The convergence of Trump’s political capital, Kennedy’s agricultural vision, and existing technological capabilities creates an unprecedented opportunity to restructure America’s approach to health and disease prevention. The post Trump, RFK Jr., and the Healthcare Bombshell No One Sees Coming appeared first on MedCity News.
HAVANA, Fla. — For a rural community, this town of 1,750 people has been more fortunate than most. A family doctor has practiced here for the last 30 years. But that ended in December when Mark Newberry retired. To attract a new doctor, Havana leaders took out want ads in local newspapers, posted notices on…