Aegis Digital Consortium Adds Three Health System Members
Innovation consortium has grown to 14 health systems with the addition of Yale New Haven Health System, Keck Medicine of USC, and Hartford HealthCare
Kill the Clipboard Tax
Replacing a paper clipboard with a QR code on your phone doesn’t kill the clipboard; it’s just a better clipboard. Why? The burden is still on the patient. It’s the digital version of carrying a manila folder of records across town. This is a half-measure. It’s not true interoperability. The post Kill the Clipboard Tax appeared…
AbbVie Enters Obesity Field, Paying $350M for Amylin Receptor Agonist Already in the Clinic
AbbVie is licensing rights to a drug from Gubra that has encouraging early clinical data in obesity. The once-weekly injectable peptide is a dual agonist of the amylin and calcitonin receptors, both of which play key roles in metabolism. The post AbbVie Enters Obesity Field, Paying $350M for Amylin Receptor Agonist Already in the Clinic…
When Patients Win, Everyone Wins
When was the last time you asked a patient to contribute to trial design? Have you ever asked a patient to contribute to a protocol? Patient-centricity benefits the entire healthcare ecosystem. The post When Patients Win, Everyone Wins appeared first on MedCity News.
Report: AI-Enabled Attacks Will be a Top Concern for 2026
Health-ISAC’s 2026 report warns of evolving threats like AI-driven attacks, sophisticated social engineering, and legacy device vulnerabilities
Contraline Secures $92.5M to Push Its Male Birth Control Candidates Forward
Contraline raised $92.5 million in new funding to advance its two male contraceptive candidates, including a once-daily topical gel and an implantable option. The post Contraline Secures $92.5M to Push Its Male Birth Control Candidates Forward appeared first on MedCity News.
Establishing Better Health Care Outcomes through AI
The scaling power of AI can simultaneously remove barriers to access, drive costs down system-wide and elevate the role of the human clinician so they can focus on human touch that their patients need. The post Establishing Better Health Care Outcomes through AI appeared first on MedCity News.
How America Lost Control of the Bird Flu, Setting the Stage for Another Pandemic
Keith Poulsen’s jaw dropped when farmers showed him images on their cellphones at the World Dairy Expo in Wisconsin in October. A livestock veterinarian at the University of Wisconsin, Poulsen had seen sick cows before, with their noses dripping and udders slack. But the scale of the farmers’ efforts to treat the sick cows stunned…
Her Life Was at Risk. She Needed an Abortion. Insurance Refused To Pay.
Ashley and Kyle were newlyweds in early 2022 and thrilled to be expecting their first child. But bleeding had plagued Ashley from the beginning of her pregnancy, and in July, at seven weeks, she began miscarrying. The couple’s heartbreak came a few weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion. In…