Bayer’s Lynkuet, approved for treating moderate-to-severe vasomotor symptoms of menopause, targets two receptors key to temperature regulation. The once-daily pill came from Bayer’s 2020 acquisition of KaNDy Therapeutics. The post Bayer Menopause Drug Lands FDA Approval, Bringing Competition to an Astellas Product appeared first on MedCity News.
Digital health funding rebounded in the first quarter of 2026, reaching $4 billion across 110 deals, according to data from Rock Health. The surge was fueled mainly by megadeals, reflecting a market where investors are placing larger bets on fewer startups. The post Digital Health Startups Raised $4B in Q1: How Cash Is Flowing Amid…
[Sponsored] A webinar sponsored by Verato and scheduled for May 27 will explore how a unified identity strategy, spanning patients, providers, and emerging solutions like Verato Identity Network enables accurate attribution, strengthens interoperability, and ultimately drives VBC success. The post Building a Unified Identity Strategy so Interoperability for Value-Based Care Can Succeed appeared first on…
Trey Sutten, co-founder and CEO of Siftwell Analytics, talks about how his firm engages with community health plans on risk stratification, quality measures, and member retention
Susan Monarez, the former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testified before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Sept. 17 in her first public remarks since she was fired. Some Republicans on the committee accused her of lying and said she hadn’t been on board with the administration’s agenda….
Cigna’s self-insured clients now have the option to offer the Hinge Health platform to its employees. Through the platform, patients gain virtual access to physical therapists, health coaches, real-time guidance and a wearable pain relief device. The post Hinge Health Launches MSK Collaboration with Cigna Healthcare appeared first on MedCity News.
Caribou Biosciences’ restructuring narrows the biotech’s focus to two off-the-shelf cell therapies for blood cancers, whose key data readouts have been pushed out to the second half of 2025. It’s the CRISPR-editing company’s second cash-saving restructuring in the past year. The post CRISPR Biotech Caribou Trims Pipeline and Cuts 32% of Staff to Focus on…
Health systems across the country are launching enterprise-wide deployments of AI-powered clinical documentation tools. Hospital leaders agree that this technology reduces physician burnout, as well as allows physicians to have more meaningful and productive interactions with patients. The post Which Clinical Documentation AI Tools Are Health Systems Using? appeared first on MedCity News.
Cost management strategies need to focus on simplifying the system, doing away with the outdated processes that inflate costs, and building and deploying tools that allow organizations to control their spending. The post Healthcare Doesn’t Need More Companies Managing Unnecessary Costs – It Needs a System Designed to Eliminate Them appeared first on MedCity News.
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