The Phase 3 results in China are encouraging for Kailera Therapeutics, which holds rights to the molecule in the rest of the world. The startup is preparing a global clinical development program for this drug, a once-weekly injectable GLP-1 and GIP receptor agonist. The post Hengrui Pharma’s Potential Rival to El Lilly’s Zepbound Leads to…
Eli Lilly is spending up to $3.8 billion to buy vaccines in development for shingles, staph infections, and Epstein-Barr virus as well as the platform technologies that spawned these programs. The pharmaceutical giant indicated interest in infectious disease last year when it hired Peter Marks, former director of the FDA division that oversees vaccines. The…
InterSystems’ HealthShare AI Assistant enables users to query, summarize, and navigate longitudinal health records using natural language prompts
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Jennifer Thompson, Medtronic’s vice president of U.S. aortic sales, detailed how AI is transforming medical device commercialization during a fireside chat at Reuters’ MedTech conference. The technology is helping teams identify patients, optimize their sales deployment and discover care bottlenecks. The post Medtronic Exec: AI Is Improving Device Launches & Patient Outcomes appeared first on…
Hospitals’ costs are climbing steadily — driven by chronic underpayments from payers, growing administrative requirements and increasing labor costs, according to a new report from the American Hospital Association. The post Hospitals’ Costs Are Soaring: 3 Stats to Know appeared first on MedCity News.
Georgia is one of dozens of states that require health-care facilities to ask for permission to build or expand by obtaining “certificates of need.” Basically, state regulators get to decide whether a town needs a new hospital or long-term care center. If the need is deemed real, they’re granted a “CON.” The intent of the…
When the Trump administration cut more than $11 billion in covid-era funds to states in late March, addiction recovery programs suffered swift losses. An Indiana organization that employs people in recovery to help peers with substance use disorders and mental illness was forced to lay off three workers. A Texas digital support service for people…
Wegovy will ship directly to eligible patients through NovoCare, an online pharmacy established by Novo Nordisk. The product’s price matches a recent price cut for Zepbound offered by Eli Lilly through its own direct-to-patient online platform. The post Novo Nordisk Launches Lower-Cost Wegovy, Following Eli Lilly Into Direct-to-Patient Sales appeared first on MedCity News.
Americans suffer when hospitals close, nursing homes fall below care standards and mental health services become inaccessible. Immigration should be part of the solution. The post We’re Running Out of Healthcare Workers. A Rose Gold Immigration Card Can Help. appeared first on MedCity News.