This chart collection draws on recent KFF poll findings to provide an in-depth look at the public’s attitudes toward prescription drugs and their prices. Results include Americans’ opinions on drug affordability, pharmaceutical companies, and various potential measures that could lower prices, including the Inflation Reduction Act.
The growing use of advanced analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping this landscape by enabling data-driven process control, predictive manufacturing, and greater transparency across the development lifecycle. The post Data at Work: How Advanced Analytics Are Transforming Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing appeared first on MedCity News.
This issue brief analyzes the role that immigrants play in the hospital workforce, overall and by occupation and state. Immigrants account for about one in six hospital workers, including among clinical and nonclinical workers.
By aligning innovative scientific insights with strategic commercial pathways, the industry has the potential to fulfill its early promise – delivering safe, effective therapies that improve patient outcomes and create new opportunities for growth in the biopharmaceutical sector. The post Beyond the Hype: The Scientific and Commercial Future of Microbiome Medicine appeared first on MedCity…
Seven Starling’s $8 million raise was led by Rethink Impact and included participation from Pear VC, Zeal Capital Partners, Magnify Ventures, Ulu Ventures, Expa, Fiore Ventures, the March of Dimes, Rogue Women’s Fund and Graham & Walker. The post Seven Starling Raises $8M to Expand Access to Maternal Mental Health Support appeared first on MedCity…
Organon said OG-6219 did not beat a placebo in a mid-stage clinical trial whose main goal was to measure the change in pelvic pain caused by endometriosis. The twice-daily pill came from Organon’s 2021 acquisition of Forendo Pharma. The post Organon Stops Work on Endometriosis Drug After Failure in Phase 2 Test appeared first on…
The life expectancy among Native Americans in the western United States has dropped below 64 years, close to life expectancies in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Haiti. For many Asian Americans, it’s around 84 — on par with life expectancies in Japan and Switzerland. Americans’ health has long been unequal, but a new…
“One out of every $5 or $6 in Medicaid [payments] is improper.” Russell Vought stated on June 1, 2025, in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union.” Responding to charges that President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill would cut Medicaid coverage for millions of Americans, Trump administration officials misleadingly counter that it targets…
As of 2007, about half of physicians had noncompete clauses (“noncompetes” for short) in their contracts. However, a recent FTC rule severely limits when they could be used. What specifically did the new FTC rule say about non-competes? Fuse Brown et al. (2024) provide a helpful summary. The final FTC rule declares all new noncompete clauses or…
Before Hurricane Helene, had you stopped by one of the many breweries, art galleries, or award-winning restaurants in Asheville, North Carolina, and spoken with anyone who lives in these parts — including me — most would have told you they felt pretty safe from climate disasters. The mountains of western North Carolina have been known…