LIBBY, Mont. — Dozens of feet of tubing connect Gayla Benefield to her oxygen machine so she can walk from room to room inside her home on the picturesque Kootenai River, surrounded by the Cabinet Mountains. Like many people who live in this remote town about 80 miles from the U.S.-Canada border, the 81-year-old Benefield…
Voters backed abortion rights in seven of the 10 states where the issue appeared on ballots Tuesday — at first glance, seemingly reshaping the nation’s patchwork of abortion rules. Colorado, Maryland, Montana, and New York — states where abortions are already permitted at least until fetal viability — all will add abortion protections to their…
I was a little surprised that in the days of limitless content, AI, and all types of medical information being online a company could raise $15m to create a platform where actual doctors could answer specific questions that patients might have. Vikram Bhaskaran, the CEO is ex Pinterest and knows the consumer world well. Rohan…
As scrutiny from CMS and the FCC increases, Medicare marketers must rethink how they source, verify, and engage leads. Taking the focus off lead volume and redirecting it to lead quality will help them demonstrate they run an ethical operation. The post Lead Quality vs. Lead Volume: What Matters Most When Serving Vulnerable Populations appeared first…
Organon said OG-6219 did not beat a placebo in a mid-stage clinical trial whose main goal was to measure the change in pelvic pain caused by endometriosis. The twice-daily pill came from Organon’s 2021 acquisition of Forendo Pharma. The post Organon Stops Work on Endometriosis Drug After Failure in Phase 2 Test appeared first on…
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Verona Pharma bring to Merck the inhaled drug Ohtuvayre, which is FDA approved as a treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. While Ohtuvayre is projected to become a blockbuster product in COPD alone, its potential extends to other respiratory disorders as well. The post Merck Breathes Life Into Its Respiratory Prospects With $10B Deal to…
According to the World Health Organization, “Three distinguishing features, when combined, turn mere variations or differences in health into a social inequity in health. They are systematic, socially produced (and therefore modifiable) and unfair. That is how an ISPOR Special Interest Group Report by Griffiths et al. (2025) begins. The health equity primer provides and…
This Medicaid waiver tracker page aggregates tracking information on pending and approved Section 1115 Medicaid waivers. It includes resources such as an overview figure, detailed waiver topic tables, and explanatory briefs.