Pharvaris’s deucrictibant met the main and secondary goals of its Phase 3 test as an on-demand treatment for swelling attacks caused by the rare disease hereditary angioedema. Pharvaris’s capsule could compete against Kalvista Pharmaceuticals’ Ekterly, an HAE pill approved by the FDA over the summer. The post Pharvaris Drug for Rare Swelling Disease Meets Phase…
A seemingly innocuous proposal to offer scholarships for mental health workers in California’s new court-ordered treatment program has sparked debate over whether the state should prioritize that program or tackle a wider labor shortage in behavioral health services. Nine counties have begun rolling out the Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment Act, which Gov. Gavin Newsom…
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…
One evening in May, nursing assistant Debra Ragoonanan’s vision blurred during her shift at a state-run Massachusetts veterans home. As her head spun, she said, she called her husband. He picked her up and drove her to the emergency room, where she was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. It was the latest in a drumbeat…
[Sponsored] A one-size fits most approach to clinical trial recruitment is no longer effective. A webinar discussion emphasized the need for patient-level data to shape each phase of a drug’s lifecycle, from clinical development to market access. The post How Can RWD Transform the Patient Journey? appeared first on MedCity News.
[Sponsored] In an interview, Redox CEO Trip Hofer shared why the company is well-positioned to facilitate the push for the nationwide exchange of electronic health information facilitated by the TEFCA framework. The post How Redox is Future-Proofing Healthcare Data as Interoperability Standards Evolve appeared first on MedCity News.
Chronic, non-communicable diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide and make up 8 of the 10 top causes of death in the U.S. Across several chronic diseases, the U.S. has a higher burden of illness than peer nations. The reasons why are complex and include differences in how health care is managed, poverty, diet…More
By adopting a contingent workforce model and investing in the right data tools to power better informed decision-making and talent strategy, healthcare organizations can begin to address staffing challenges and turn their talent goals into reality. The post Closing Staffing Gaps in Healthcare by Utilizing Diverse Pipelines of Contingent Talent appeared first on MedCity News.
Céline Gounder, KFF Health News’ editor-at-large for public health, discussed recommendations for covid-19 vaccinations for children on NPR’s “Morning Edition” on Aug. 20. Gounder then discussed the infant mortality crisis in Mississippi on CBS News’ “CBS Evening News Plus” on Aug. 22. She also discussed the resignation of top Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials after…
To realize true, sustainable savings in total cost of care, the healthcare system needs to reconsider the support — or lack of support — it provides throughout patients’ medication experiences and the snowball effect that creates on a lifetime of healthcare costs. The post Shifting Focus from Medication Costs to Medication Value appeared first on…