President Trump’s plan to fix IVF might look bold in a headline. In reality, it doesn’t create a single new embryology lab. It doesn’t hire one more specialist. It won’t change the fact that right now, only people with plenty of money can afford IVF, and throwing subsidies at a market that’s already bottlenecked only…
Having a baby in the United States is about to get more complicated. Under new billing codes that take effect in January, doctors who manage maternity care will start charging à la carte for visits and services related to pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum care. It’s an about-face from recent years, when doctors have often received…
[Sponsored] Surfaces can appear clean to the naked eye while still harboring dangerous levels of microscopic organic material. The post Top ATP Tests for Effective Sanitation and Hygiene Monitoring appeared first on MedCity News.
Rick Pazdur, formerly the FDA’s top oncology official, said the FDA is at a critical juncture that could determine the direction of the world’s top regulator of medicines. Pazdur spoke during a STAT panel discussion during the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. The post Former FDA Officials: There’s Opportunity to Rebuild…
Bayer’s asundexian, a Factor XIa inhibitor, reduced the risk of secondary stroke by 26% without increasing bleeding risk in a Phase 3 clinical trial. The once-daily pill is at the front of an emerging class of medicines that includes drug candidates from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and partners Bristol Myers Squibb and Johnson & Johnson. The post…
CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz said that Medicaid’s rapid spending growth is unsustainable and criticized state financing tactics that let providers and governments “game” the system for extra federal funds. He said CMS is shifting its fraud strategy to follow the flow of money rather than just individual offenders in an effort to ensure health…
By moving beyond subjective and heterogeneous criteria and embracing objective brain function measures, the field of psychiatry can achieve greater precision and efficacy in addressing complex disorders. The post Precision Psychiatry is Possible — Especially if We Use Evidence-based Neural Measures to Drive Better Mental Health Treatment and Outcomes appeared first on MedCity News.
If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” In January, a teenager in suburban St. Louis informed his high school counselor that a classmate said he planned to kill himself later that day. The 14-year-old classmate denied it,…
Bristol Myers Squibb plaque psoriasis drug Sotyktu will be the first product available at a steep discount to eligible cash-pay patients who use BMS Patient Connect, a new online platform set to launch in January. Direct-to-patient sales could offer one way for pharma companies to address President Trump’s call for lower drug prices. The post…
AI startup Paige launched an AI-powered biomarker module that the company says can evaluate more than 505 genes and identify 1,228 molecular biomarkers from standard pathology slides. The post Paige Launches AI Tool that Screens 505 Genes for Improved Cancer Diagnosis appeared first on MedCity News.