The Alliance for Women’s Health and Prevention and several other organizations are urging employers to cover the “full range of evidence-based obesity care options,” including medical nutrition therapy, intensive behavioral therapy, surgery and medications. The post More than 65 Organizations Call on Workplaces to Provide Comprehensive Obesity Care Coverage appeared first on MedCity News.
Vesalius Therapeutics’ AI-based technology finds novel targets and intervention points for subgroups of patients within a common disease. A small molecule that Vesalius has been developing for a novel Parkinson’s disease target is now headed to GSK, which has licensed global rights. The post GSK Wagers $80M on a Tech Platform and Parkinson’s Drug from…
If the amount they pay in premiums doubled, about one in three enrollees in Affordable Care Act Marketplace health plans say they would be “very likely” to look for a lower-premium Marketplace plan (with higher deductibles and co-pays) and one in four would “very likely” go without insurance next year, finds a new survey of…
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Healthcare is a highly regulated industry, and any use of AI within it is dealing with the most sensitive data. In order to ensure you’re not putting you, your company or patients at risk, consider an evaluation framework for any AI tool that considers these three things. The post From FOMO to FOMU: A Framework…
By Edward Myers, National Director of Cyber Security, Crothall Healthcare Technology Solutions (HTS) US hospitals are stepping up their defenses against cybersecurity attacks.Much of the focus on recent cyber spending is in response to the February 2024 hack of payments manager Change Healthcare. A whopping 94 percent of American Hospital Association members reported suffering a…
By creating meaningful connections, sharing caregiving responsibilities, and developing community-based solutions, communities can help older adults lead fulfilling lives. The post Intergenerational Relationships and Healthy Aging: Building Networks of Support appeared first on MedCity News.
State, federal, and academic initiatives have poured time and resources into understanding and addressing these gaps. So why haven’t we made real, lasting progress? The post The Broken Approach to Health Disparities appeared first on MedCity News.
A federal judge in North Dakota has ruled in favor of 19 states that challenged a Biden administration rule allowing — for the first time — enrollment in Affordable Care Act coverage by people brought to the U.S. as children without immigration paperwork, known as “Dreamers.” The move effectively bars those who have qualified for…
How do you write a good grant proposal? How do you write a good proposal for any type of project? Jim Olds– the former head of NSF’s Biological Sciences Directorate –provides some fantastic advice in his post “What Grant Reviewers Actually Look For (and What They Ignore)“. He distills what grant reviewers want into 5…